Comment 21 for bug 459982

For me (in lucid) when I start skype with 'PULSE_SERVER=127.0.0.1 /usr/bin/skype', skype crashes as I make a test call unless I enable network access to local sound devices in pulse audio preferences ('paprefs' in a terminal, "Network Server" tab, tick the 1st box).

Though when I start skype with 'PULSE_SERVER=127.0.0.1 /usr/bin/skype' without enabling network access to local sound devices, I can choose from different in and outputs. Regrettably no analog outputs are listed. And when I start it after enabling network acces to local sound devices, PULSE_SERVER=127.0.0.1 is the only listed in and output device (just like only pulse is listed when I start skype normally) and I still need to do the unbalanced input trick for the microphone to pick up my voice.

I tried a search for other ways to start skye so it would use alsa instead of pulse, but documentation is scarce. I'll try it again this evening, maybe I can come up with a more intelligent search.