HOWTO: Run Medibuntu Skype on Intrepid Ibex 64-bit

[iamjfarrell]

When I ran Skype in the terminal this is what I got when I made a call and it crashed...

ALSA lib ../../src/conf.c:2700:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib ../../../src/control/control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
Aborted (core dumped)

[moremix]

I get the same error :
ALSA lib ../../src/conf.c:2700snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib ../../../src/control/control.c:909snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
Aborted (core dumped)


But I think this may be because of a more general error in the PulseAudio/ALSA in which case it may depend more on the bug fix than on anything else:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...bs/+bug/273693

[iamjfarrell]

I get the same error :
ALSA lib ../../src/conf.c:2700snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib ../../../src/control/control.c:909snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
Aborted (core dumped)


But I think this may be because of a more general error in the PulseAudio/ALSA in which case it may depend more on the bug fix than on anything else:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...bs/+bug/273693

Is there any workarounds? I see a few posted on the BUG site, but I don't know if they will work. I guess I'll give it a shot and report back!

[hyper_ch]

disable pulseaudio... use kubuntu...

[iamjfarrell]

This workaround worked for me!

Temporary workaround: in the /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf comment out the line that says:
"/usr/share/alsa/pulse.conf"

[Gedemins]

worked for me too, but you cannot call then, only chat.

[slavik]

a workaround has been posted by dmitriy, I have tried it and it works like a charm.

permalink:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...693/comments/6

Another workaround that works for me:
1. Create /etc/ld.so.conf.d/alsa32.conf with the following contents:
/usr/lib32/alsa-lib

2. Create /etc/ld.so.conf.d/alsa64.conf with the following contents:
/usr/lib/alsa-lib

3. sudo ldconfig

4. Open /usr/share/alsa/pulse.conf in the editor and remove the "/usr/lib/alsa-lib/" prefix from the libasound_module_conf_pulse.so file.

[L3oN]

Tnx a lot!

[hyper_ch]

There has been a ia32libs update and on the bug site people have reported it to be working now out-of-the-box with that update. Anyone can confirm this?

[Cuppa-Chino]

No dice. Just updated to latest medibuntu (2.0.0.72-0medibuntu3 from today) still get the alsa error:

~$ skype
ALSA lib ../../src/conf.c:2700:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib ../../../src/control/control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
Aborted (core dumped)