This has also been reported in the skype forums: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=64990
and I can confirm thad I had no problems after disabling sound, and that I have a ipw3945 wifi card and the soundcard that's shipping with centrino duo, I don't remember the name now (using another pc) but it should be snd-intel-8x0. ** Also affects: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- BUG() report in getnstimeofday: soft lockup https://launchpad.net/bugs/53216 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs