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    Skype cannot access Sound Card on W520

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by pkincy, Apr 25, 2011.

  1. pkincy

    pkincy Notebook Evangelist

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    New W520 with a working sound card, working speakers and working microphone.

    However Skype cannot access either the speakers or the microphone. Skype error message is that it cannot access the sound card.

    Anyone else with this problem?

    Perry
     
    pkincy, Apr 25, 2011
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    i have a t420 and skype is working perfectly with linux kernel 2.6.29.
     
    sml, Apr 25, 2011
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    The new Conexant driver (8.32.23) solves the problem.

    Thank you,

    Perry
     
    pkincy, Apr 25, 2011
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    run command 'lspci' and find the sound card ... on my T420 it is ...

    00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)

    i am using arch linux (but installed via the archbang distro as it is a bit quicker).

    based on what pkincy stated above, it sounds like your lspci command will reveal a different sound card (ie not intel).

    test with the latest ubuntu 11.04 beta or archbang as they both will have very late kernels and easy to run & install.
     
    sml, Apr 30, 2011
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    my w520 has the same audio device:

    00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)

    linux kernel 2.6.29 seems a bit too old for ubuntu 11.04 beta. or did you mean kernel 2.6.39?
     
    liucougar, Apr 30, 2011
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    oppps .. yes 2.6.39.
     
    sml, Apr 30, 2011
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    pkincy, thanks for the driver tip, had the exact same issue on a new w520 :)
     
    datab, May 17, 2011
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