Skype keeps crashing - this is ridiculous [ Edited ]

[broekn]

I have skype 5.4 on my Mac - it opens and anytime I select a contact the application freezes - actually if I click anywhere on the skype window, the application freezes. The only solution I've found is downloading the first version of skype ( 2.8 ) - then I can actually use skype. I have uninstalled and reinstalled 5.4 plenty of times - still nothing. This has been an issue since Monday November 21st.

[stevenkhoury2]

Hi there, 

Looks like I'm experiencing similar with Skype version 5.3.59.   But it doesn't even open, just crashes immediately. Is this purely a community discussion forum, or can we get Skype software tech or dev, to take a look at this ?

Portion of the Log file:

Process:         Skype [539]

Path:            /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype

Identifier:      com.skype.skype

Version:         5.3.59.1093 (5.3.59.1093)

Code Type:       X86 (Native)

Parent Process:  launchd [253]

Date/Time:       2011-11-24 08:08:22.881 +0000

OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)

Report Version:  6

Interval Since Last Report:          77213 sec

Crashes Since Last Report:           156

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   1

Anonymous UUID:                      1B73BB64-D57B-4BE4-87DD-74D88C4507F3

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x000000007541536e

Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Application Specific Information:

objc_msgSend() selector name: alloc

Thread 0 Crashed:  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0   libobjc.A.dylib              0x0255bf87 objc_msgSend + 23

1   com.skype.skype              0x0046e3bb 0x1000 + 4641723

2   ???                          0xbffffbe9 0 + 3221224425

3   ???                          0x6163696c 0 + 1633905004

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):

  eax: 0x01161d50  ebx: 0xbffffb84  ecx: 0x01167bd0  edx: 0x7541534e

  edi: 0xbffffb50  esi: 0x00000000  ebp: 0xbffff9b8  esp: 0xbffff998

   ss: 0x0000001f  efl: 0x00010206  eip: 0x0255bf87   cs: 0x00000017

   ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x00000037

  cr2: 0x7541536e

Binary Images:

    0x1000 -   0x787fff +com.skype.skype 5.3.59.1093 (5.3.59.1093) <1B3D882E-C65F-DE1F-3ED1-64640A39BBE8> /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype

 0x13ba000 -  0x13dafeb +Preferences.dylib ??? (???) <93C92A75-3BF5-B5D5-BDE2-F030D9704A21> /Users/stevenkhoury/Library/Preferences/Preferences.dylib

 0x13df000 -  0x1586ff7  libSystem.B.dylib 125.2.11 (compatibility 1.0.0) <2DCD13E3-1BD1-6F25-119A-3863A3848B90> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib

 0x1608000 -  0x160bfe7  libmathCommon.A.dylib 315.0.0 (compatibility 1.0.0) <1622A54F-1A98-2CBE-B6A4-2122981A500E> /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib

 0x160e000 -  0x16c3fe7  libcrypto.0.9.7.dylib 0.9.7 (compatibility 0.9.7) <AACC86C0-86B4-B1A7-003F-2A0AF68973A2> /usr/lib/libcrypto.0.9.7.dylib

 0x1709000 -  0x1709ff7  com.apple.CoreServices 44 (44) <51CFA89A-33DB-90ED-26A8-67D461718A4A> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices

 0x1711000 -  0x176eff7  com.apple.framework.IOKit 2.0 (???) <3DABAB9C-4949-F441-B077-0498F8E47A35> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit

 0x178e000 -  0x179cfe7  libz.1.dylib 1.2.3 (compatibility 1.0.0) <33C1B260-ED05-945D-FC33-EF56EC791E2E> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib

 0x17a1000 -  0x180bfe7  libstdc++.6.dylib 7.9.0 (compatibility 7.0.0) <411D87F4-B7E1-44EB-F201-F8B4F9227213> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib

 0x1866000 -  0x19e1fe7  com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.6.6 (550.44) <F88C95CD-1264-782D-A1F5-204739847E93> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation

 0x1ad9000 -  0x1df9ff3  com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 861.39 (861.39) <5C59805C-AF39-9010-B8B5-D673C9C38538> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Versions/A/CarbonCore

 0x1e6f000 -  0x1f1bfe7  com.apple.CFNetwork 454.12.4 (454.12.4) <DEDCD006-389F-967F-3405-EDF541F406D7> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork

 0x1f80000 -  0x1fc4fe7  com.apple.Metadata 10.6.3 (507.15) <460BEF23-B89F-6F4C-4940-45556C0671B5> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Metadata

 0x1feb000 -  0x20b6fef  com.apple.CoreServices.OSServices 359.2 (359.2) <7C16D9C8-6F41-5754-17F7-2659D9DD9579> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Version

[broekn]

Now version 2.8 doesn't work - I can sign 'online' but I am not online to my contacts and they don't show up as online. Even though I know they are.

[mike99911]

I just both a Mac pro laptop downloaded skype but can't call anyone just information on pages however I'm singned in is my account 

Can't acces friendlist or any other normal thinks

Any body HELP!!!!

Mike

[gearsman420]

guys i am also having this problem with Skype, i think they screwed something up with the new Skype update and i think it only got screwed up for mac, does any one know if they are trying to fix this problem

[autecom]

Computer at work - Windows Vista - skype keeps crashing randomly after sending single message. That's been happening for 3 days now. Totally unreliable - lookign for alternative

[howardpinsky]

I have the same exact first problem occuring sometime in late October. I have tried everything. Skype gave me some data collection tasks to report back to them, but some of the files and directories they claim to be needed do not exist on my computer.

Any luck since?

Howardpinsky@me.com

[howardpinsky]

Same problem per below- any resolution?

[visibleninja]

I have skype for pc and I am having problems as well. Sometimes when I try and make a call on skype it just rings and rings and rings indefinitely, but is not actually making the call, its just frozen. I force quit skype, and the ringing continues. Only after I end the skype32.exe process does the ringing stop. If I try and run skype again after this, it continues to crash repeatedly, or cant log me in at all. Normally restarting my computer fixes this, but even that is not working anymore, so now my skype is unusable.

[JennE_TX]

I am having the same issues and it completely blows!

Does anybody know how to contact skype to let them know there's a problem??

Is there an alternative to using this unreliable application??