[Solved - but dont know why] Skype is not behaving well for me - help please

[vergnano]

Well, ok, but not getting sound is quite different from not being able to run it until you start skype about ten times every time you want to use it...

[melodie]

Have you had a look to /var/log/messages after the program crashes ? And else, did you try to create a new user, and start Skype from there, to see if something in your user account might be producing the issue ?

[vergnano]

The only thing I can find in /var/log/messages is:

localhost klogd: process `skype' is using obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT

But this is the time that skype starts. When it crashes there is nothing.

I tried using another user, same thing.
Just a thought...can it be something with the package? I remember I didn't have these issues before summer.

[melodie]

You may want to add your comment there ?
http://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-is-using-obsolete-setsockopt/td-p/151018

:/

[vergnano]

Yes,I may add it, but what I really want is to be able to start skype ONCE instead of TEN TIMES in order to see it working.

[djohnston]

The only thing I can find in /var/log/messages is:

localhost klogd: process `skype' is using obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT

See if this helps.