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    pidgin automatically closing

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by ktang, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. ktang

    ktang Notebook Consultant

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    while running ubuntu 8.10 today, i came across an unexpected problem with pidgin and aim. pidgin works fine when i set it to log into my gmail account, but once i tell it to sign into my aim account, it automatically quits pidgin

    i've already tried uninstalling and reinstalling pidgin, but this did not change a thing. when i tried most recently earlier today, the buddy list doesn't even show up when i try to start pidgin, and it opens for a fraction of a second and my notification area moves a little before returning to its original size.

    any ideas on what could possibly be going on? it's never happened to me but just started today.
     
    ktang, Dec 10, 2008
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  2. archer7

    archer7 Notebook Evangelist

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    Sounds like a showstopper bug. Was there a recent update, or anything else that may have affected your Pidgin installation? We should also entertain the possibility that the problem is due to a change in the AIM protocol that Pidgin has not yet caught up to. All speculation of course...
     
    archer7, Dec 10, 2008
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  3. ALLurGroceries

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    Try launching pidgin from within a console, to get its output. It may give you some clues.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Dec 11, 2008
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  4. ktang

    ktang Notebook Consultant

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    i have tried running it in console, but error output occurred.

    a strange thing as well, i signed on after i got home, and pidgin was working fine once again....i'm not sure what exactly happened.
     
    ktang, Dec 11, 2008
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    The error output is what will give you the clues :D

    Did it say anything specific?
     
    ALLurGroceries, Dec 11, 2008
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    Just copy and paste the whole error output from the terminal and we'll browse through it for you. :)
     
    zephyrus17, Dec 11, 2008
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  7. ktang

    ktang Notebook Consultant

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    my bad, i mis-typed it. i meant to say that no output error showed up in terminal.

    as of right now it works again, but i'm not sure how. if it happens again i'll be sure to post the error output (if there is one) that terminal gives me.
     
    ktang, Dec 11, 2008
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    It was a confusing array of self-solving problems that drove me away from ubuntu. :D

    I try too hard, that's why...
     
    archer7, Dec 12, 2008
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    i am having this same problem, PM me if you get it solved?
     
    taeya, Dec 13, 2008
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  10. ktang

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    it worked fine for about a week, and it just happened again today.

    when i ran it in terminal it showed up for a few seconds before closing. the following is the error that terminal stated:

    Segmentation fault

    any suggestions?
     
    ktang, Dec 16, 2008
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