rolandixor wrote:> Hi,
>
> I need to run Skype for windows (just chat features) to make it possible to
contact other Battleswarm GMs. I can't use the linux client because it
crashes the entire xserver. The windows client works until I login. Furthermore
at this point, I get no useful output when I run it from the command line. Does
anyone know of any workarounds/dll's I may need to get it working? I just
need to chat, so video/audio etc I don't care about.
>
> If it won't work, I'll just use something else.
What version of Wine, and what version of Skype for Windows? The most recent
test in the AppDB for Skype 5.0 says that basic chat works in Wine 1.3.6, and no
tweaks were mentioned. If you're not using the latest development release of
Wine, upgrade.