[Bug 1393211] Re: Repetitive sound distortions when voicechatting on Skype

Brian Murray brian at ubuntu.com
Fri Nov 21 19:00:49 UTC 2014


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Title:
  Repetitive sound distortions when voicechatting on Skype

Status in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am experiencing serious repetitive sound distortions when
  voicechatting live on Skype (also on Google Hangouts). Once the
  distortions start, they don't stop.

  The distortions manifest themselves as a series of choppy, repititive
  sounds which pick up on small segments of audio from the conversation
  I am having which change every 10 seconds or so. The person on the
  other end often hears nothing when it starts. It happens regardless of
  whether it is a Skype-to-Skype chat or if I am calling a phone number.
  It doesn't happen every time. Sometimes, it goes away on system
  restart.

  clive at clivubu:~$ sudo lspci -v
  [sudo] password for clive: 
  00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Root Complex
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

  00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Temash [Radeon HD 8250/8280G] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 80
          Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
          Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=8M]
          I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
          Memory at f0c00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
          Expansion ROM at f0c60000 [disabled] [size=128K]
          Capabilities: [48] Vendor Specific Information: Len=08 <?>
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [58] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
          Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
          Capabilities: [270] #19
          Kernel driver in use: radeon

  00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 81
          Memory at f0c40000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
          Capabilities: [48] Vendor Specific Information: Len=08 <?>
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [58] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
          Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
          Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

  00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0
          Flags: fast devsel

  00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
          Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
          I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
          Memory behind bridge: f0b00000-f0bfffff                                                                                                                                                 
          Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0800000-00000000f08fffff                                                                                                                    
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3                                                                                                                                           
          Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00                                                                                                                                    
          Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1234
          Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
          Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
          Kernel driver in use: pcieport

  00:02.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
          Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
          Memory behind bridge: f0a00000-f0afffff
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
          Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1234
          Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
          Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
          Kernel driver in use: pcieport

  00:02.5 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
          Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
          Memory behind bridge: f0900000-f09fffff
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
          Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1234
          Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
          Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?>
          Kernel driver in use: pcieport

  00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
          Memory at f0c48000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [70] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=8 Masked-
          Capabilities: [a0] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
          Capabilities: [100] Latency Tolerance Reporting
          Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd

  00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 79
          I/O ports at 3118 [size=8]
          I/O ports at 3124 [size=4]
          I/O ports at 3110 [size=8]
          I/O ports at 3120 [size=4]
          I/O ports at 3100 [size=16]
          Memory at f0c4f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
          Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [70] SATA HBA v1.0
          Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [d0] PCI Advanced Features
          Kernel driver in use: ahci

  00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 39) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
          Memory at f0c4e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
          Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci

  00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17
          Memory at f0c4d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
          Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
          Capabilities: [e4] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00e0
          Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

  00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 39) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
          Memory at f0c4c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
          Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci

  00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17
          Memory at f0c4b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
          Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
          Capabilities: [e4] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00e0
          Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

  00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel

  00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 82
          Memory at f0c44000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
          Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
          Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

  00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0

  00:14.7 SD Host controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 01)
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 39, IRQ 16
          Memory at f0c4a000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
          Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci

  00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0
          Flags: fast devsel

  00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 1
          Flags: fast devsel

  00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 2
          Flags: fast devsel

  00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 3
          Flags: fast devsel
          Capabilities: [f0] Secure device <?>
          Kernel driver in use: k10temp

  00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 4
          Flags: fast devsel
          Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power

  00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 5
          Flags: fast devsel

  01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 78
          I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
          Memory at f0b00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
          Memory at f0800000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
          Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
          Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
          Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
          Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
          Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
          Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-36-4c-e0-00
          Capabilities: [170] Latency Tolerance Reporting
          Kernel driver in use: r8169

  02:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Ralink RT3290LE 802.11bgn 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 36
          Memory at f0a10000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
          Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
          Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
          Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-00-8f-0a-6f-f2-56-80
          Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci

  02:00.1 Bluetooth: Ralink corp. RT3290 Bluetooth
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Ralink RT3290LE 802.11bgn 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
          Memory at f0a00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
          Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
          Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
          Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-00-90-0a-6f-f2-56-80

  03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2178
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 77
          Memory at f0900000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
          Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
          Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
          Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
          Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
          Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-01-00-4c-e0-00
          Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci

  clive at clivubu:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 14.10
  Release:        14.10

  clive at clivubu:~$ sudo apt-cache policy skype
  skype:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 4.3.0.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
    Version table:
       4.3.0.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
          500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ utopic/partner amd64 Packages

  I always use Skype's Echo Testing Service to check for any sound
  difficulties. At the moment, it is producing exactly the sound issues
  as reported above. If it doesn't, I proceed to try to voicechat.

  Clearly, I expect to hear audio without any such distortions after
  launching Skype.

  Thanks very much in anticipation of any help you can provide to fix
  this irritating issue!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Sun Nov 16 15:50:14 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-10 (5 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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