Skype 2.2 - Very Unstable

Hypnos · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:03 am Post subject:

Any improvement with skype-2.2.0.35, which was bumped on June 15th?
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keet · Guru Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 330

I just noticed that Skype 2.2.0.35-r1 started using 25% (one full thread) of my C.P.U. usage while I was logged in. However, it does not do this on my other computer, which has the same version. Both are AMD64. Masking 2.2 and installing 2.1.0.81 fixed the problem for now.
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optiluca · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:08 am Post subject:

PaoloBach · n00b Joined: 04 Oct 2011 Posts: 1

Although it seems that the emerge procedure is simple I still cannot install skype on my amd64. I have a non multilib environment and skype crashes claiming a non existent file. After some investigations I think I came up with an answer: the non existent file is the ld-linux.so library. Skype searches for it in the /lib directory and even softlinking doesn't solve the problem because it claims again, saying that the library is corrupted. Any suggestion?
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hnaparst · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:00 pm Post subject:

amd64, skype 2.2.0.35-r1, no pulseaudio.

Removing .Skype/shared.xml resolved the problem.
However, I feel a bit burned and have just started using Google Voice instead.
About the same price for calls.
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Hypnos · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:12 pm Post subject:

hnaparst,

2.2.0.35-r1 is solid for me so far.

I never got video and audio to work at the same time on Google Voice, so stuck with Skype for the time being.
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hnaparst · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject:

To paraphrase Cyndi Lauper, it is stable until it becomes unstable.

I am not sure what the trigger was that caused 2.2.0.35-r1 to become unstable,
and I am not sure if it will start crashing again.

Interesting info about video. Thanks.
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Prospero_s · n00b Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 8

Hm, mates I think I found something.
For me skype crashes only when the "automatic login" option is on. When I enter my pass manually it starts as a charm.
Hope I helped. (ver. 2.2.0.35)
P.S. Excuse my poor English

lude · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject:

Hypnos · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:03 am Post subject:

Back to Skype 2.1.0.47 for me.

Before, Skype 2.2 would crash when I restarted it after changing the theme settings; the only remedy I could find was to delete the whole ~/.Skype directory. This wasn't a big deal, as I don't really need the custom theme settings.

However, I just found a new crash mode: if I start Skype 2.2 after someone has left me a voicemail, Skype crashes. This is a common use case and tough to work around.
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joefish · Guru Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 316 Location: New Zealand

I know this is an old thread. I just wanted to add my 2 cents in case someone else is looking: creating the logs directory as mentioned above solved this issue for me. Skype-2.2.0.35-r1 on amd64.

webfishrune · n00b Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 24

Hmm, that fix of creating the Logs directory takes CPU usage from 100% (one core) to 185% (most of two cores)!

Deleting the Logs directory again drops it back to 100%