Re: [SLE] Skype unable to connect - not the usual network problems ...

From: Colin Murphy (mailing-lists_at_spudulike.me.uk)
Date: 08/09/05

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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 08:56:30 +0100

    On Monday 08 August 2005 21:45, Donn Washburn wrote:
    > Colin Murphy wrote:

    > >
    > > This Suse 9.2 machine is shared by two people, and so, has two user
    > > accounts on it. Both of us use Skype, but Skype has stopped working on my
    > > user login but it does work on the other log-in. When using my log-in,
    > > if I try to dial out I get the message that Skype is 'Connecting ...' but
    > > never quite fullfils that promise. The application then will not close
    > > nicely. The 'Disconnect' button doesn't achieve anything and I have to
    > > kill Skype manually.
    > >

    > > In an attempt to fix this problem I moved the /home/colin/.Skype
    > > directory to ./.Skype.bak and restarted Skype so it could create a new
    > > .Skype directory. Unfortunately this hasn't helped.
    > >

    >

    > What I see is that it doesn't release the audio stream. Because after
    > any contact with a Voicemail server Skype reports that the "There is a
    > sound problem". The only way to clear it is to hangup and close Skype
    > then reopen it. Thay seems to work.

    Maybe they're not the same problem at all then because I don't get this
    "There is a sound problem" error message nor can I hang-up, the button
    doesn't do anything. In fact, other things, like text chat, stop working and
    I have to 'kill -9' Skype off completely.

    Does Skype write to any log files that might give a clue as to what my problem
    is?

    Surely it must be some corrupt file in /home/colin but wherever it is it's not
    in the .Skype directory 'cos I had already mv'd that. 

    -- 
Colin Murphy - Colin@SpudULike.me.uk
aka spudulike1964 on Skype
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