Skype quits upon new call, breaks sound

[Andrew Marsden]

When starting a new call, the call will connect for around 2-8 seconds, before the entire application quits. If the sound has connected at all during that timespan, it will take the system sound with it, forcing a mute (which can be undone).

However, it will also create a white noise on the speakers that is unaffected by software (xfce4-mixer, pavucontrol, sound indicator menu) changes in volume, but is affected by mutes. Other audio can be played over the white noise, but the noise itself is irreversible until system shutdown.

[Andrew Marsden (marsdeat)]

Workaround:

 - open Pulseaudio Volume Control [pavucontrol]
 - Tab: Configuration
 - Under "Built In Audio", switch "Profile" to "Off" and then back to "Analogue Stereo Duplex"

[Andrew Marsden (marsdeat)]

Problem stopped with upgrade to Saucy [13.10], and is now irreproducible on my computer.

Unless anyone else is having this problem, I propose it be deprecated or closed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Ion Cebotari (anathemizatu)]

I have the same problem, after upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10. When Skype receives a call, the white noise starts; Only solution I found was to restart Skype