Skype 2.2 - Very Unstable

JustGags · n00b Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 32

After upgrade to Skype 2.2, I am seeing a lot of instability. Seems to crash after just a few seconds of running. Symptoms seem identical to those identified in this thread:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=116389

Anyone else seeing this?

ppurka · Advocate Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 2782

Seems to be running fine here (amd64 with -qt-static USE). In fact, I didn't realise that it got updated.
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Princess Nell · Guru Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 390

Doesn't work here either, it doesn't even connect. Went back to 2.1.

are · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 142

Me too on x86 with --static-qt.
Have to restart it several times until it stays, but then it runs well.

IgorPashev · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2011 Posts: 14

Woofie · n00b Joined: 11 Sep 2010 Posts: 49 Location: Czech Rep.

Same situation as are wrote but i went back to 2.1
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mv · Advocate Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 2591

No problems here on amd64 with USE=qt-static. However, I have not installed pulseaudio which is the usual suspect for crashes.

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Uzytkownik · Guru Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 378

~amd64 + pa: working
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Fitzcarraldo · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:41 am Post subject:

kopp · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:30 am Post subject:

~x86, qt-static, no pulseaudio, not working
Is this just x86 bug then ?

barul · Guru Joined: 28 May 2010 Posts: 401 Location: France

Here it's run fine, but my contacts don't hear me.
But it's not the place to ask for it.
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cach0rr0 · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:02 am Post subject:

are · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 142

I do not know, how and why -- but the problem is gone!
Still using skype 2.2.0.25 is runs stable and well now using the same hardware and environment.

I guess, any dependency was updated on my system in the meantime. Or perhaps an error of the skype network was fixed?

v_andal · Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 7:18 am Post subject:

Hm. Using skype 2.2.0.25 without qt-static and everything runs fine (amd64). In fact I had to switch to this version because 2.1.0.81 was crashing after every call. No Pulse Audio.

iandoug · Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:05 pm Post subject: pulseaudio?

Um, not wanting to hijack the thread, but At Some Time In The Past it was suggested/recommended to install PulseAudio.

Has the pendulum swung the other way now?

Do I just uninstall it?

[my problem is that I upgraded from a Logitech E 3500 quickcam to a Logitech C270 Webcam, and now Skype does not detect the mic / voice. However the Mic does work fine in, for example, Audacity, or on a Windoze box. Video works fine.]

So eliminating possiblities ... Skype is 2.2.0.25 an AMD 64.
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dmpogo · Advocate Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 2032 Location: Canada

After month or so running skype-2.2, on amd64, no pulseaudio, -qt-statics, it started crashing on two of the three machines. Went back to 2.1, and am watching my laptop which still has 2.2 running OK

tadzik · n00b Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 7

Same problem here: both versions of 2.2, amd64, no pulse, almost instant crashes. Masked and falled back to 2.1.

Hypnos · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:32 am Post subject:

I tried upgrading to Skype 2.2 last night.

I had instant crashes until I moved my old ~/.Skype directory (deleting shared.xml and <username>/config.xml) was not sufficient).

I am enjoying the enhanced audio quality.

My setup: amd64, +qt-static, no PulseAudio
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keet · Guru Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 322

Skype often starts and even connects, then crashes after a few seconds. I wondered whether this was related to my mixer settings, since it seemed for a time that Skype would actually start if I unmuted my microphone; maybe it checks audio input and output devices when it starts. It seems unlikely, though, I must admit.
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Hypnos · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:51 am Post subject:

I spoke to soon -- after I moved my laptop between networks Skype started crashing. If I have to delete ~/.Skype every time I move a network that's rather onerous -- back to Skype-2.1.0.47 for me (2.1.0.81 has garbled mic pickup).
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Hypnos · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:21 am Post subject:

Sculpur · n00b Joined: 01 Jun 2011 Posts: 15

Skype 2.2 for linux crashes for various and absurd reasons. For example, it used to crash a few seconds after signing in for me, until I manually created the ~/.Skype/Logs directory - and that fixed it! I also read about a solution in which one of the files in the sound directory of skype was deleted, and several people reported that fixed their crashes...