I contacted skype about this.. but of course they didn't properly read what I said. Ah well.. at least they replied. See their reply and my original message below.
Skype freezes ubuntu 6.10 completely, but for about one or two minutes, after which there is an error message in skype and then normal function returns. It seems that some other process is using ALSA (?) but what? and shouldn't ALSA be able to handle several processes? Does anyone else have a solution to this problem? It happens on a frequent but irregular basis.. enough to be embarrassing when I tell people how wonderful linux is. thanks.. David. -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Olga - Skype Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: GQW: Skype freezes computer <<#708014-981282#>> Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:13:22 GMT Hello david, Thank you for contacting Skype Support. A very common reason for Skype to "freeze" is a busy sound device. The symptoms are: when calling someone Skype permanently displays "Connecting..." but nothing else happens. Hiding the main window make Skype unavailable; choosing file->close makes Skye freeze completely. To get out of this, either kill all Skype processes, or the processes that are using your sound-card. In my case, I believe there is a bug, but not in Skype: it seems the Linux kernel (well, a driver in fact) is locking the system Best regards, Olga Z. Skype Support Visit www.skype.com for latest news, updates and tips. This electronic message contains information from Skype, which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended for use only by the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please delete it and notify me, using the contact details above, immediately. --- Original Message --- From: david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: 24.03.2007 0:09:24 GMT Standard Time (GMT - 0:00 ) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GQW: Skype freezes computer Name: david Skype Name: davidmcquire E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Topic: Technical (sound, video, connection, etc.) Subtopic: Other Subject: Skype freezes computer Message: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ubuntu 6.10 Skype 1.3.0-53 If I don\'t use skype for a while, it will often freeze when I click on call (green telephone) After about one to two minutes it unfreezes with a internal error #1002 After that, I can use skype normally. The freeze effects all computer functions as far as I can tell. I\'m using a logitech usb headset You can see a screen shot at http://test.kenpro.com.au/david/skypefreeze.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Skype Version: 1.3.0-53 Language: en Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20060601 Firefox/2.0.0.2 (Ubuntu-edgy) IP address: 203.23.36.8 ------ Please do not remove your unique tracking number! ------ <<#708014-981282#>> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
