On 2/23/09, John Horne <john.horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 22:54 +0100, Fernando Apesteguía wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm using Skype 2.0.0.72 and I have a Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks, > > as reported by lsusb: > > > > idVendor 0x046d Logitech, Inc. > > idProduct 0x08dd QuickCam for Notebooks > > bcdDevice 1.00 > > > > With this version of Skype, I'm able to see other people doing video > > conference (better quality with compiz disabled), but I can't get the > > webcam working. In Options->Video, the webcam is detected, but when I > > push the "Test" button, all I get is this: > > > > Starting the process... > > Skype Xv: Xv ports available: 4 > > Skype XShm: XShm support enabled > > Skype Xv: Using Xv port 131 > > <Here Skype closes and I get the command prompt again> > > > > Nothing catches my eye in the system log. I tried to install > > libv4l.i386 but it didn't make any difference. > > > > Any success cases? Any hints on how to solve this? > > > For just testing the webcam video I used the 'ucview' command (it's in > the ucview package). As mentioned in the old thread, I have a Logitech > webcam, on a PC not a notebook though, and the ucview command detects > the webcam fine, and displays what the webcam sees (basically me looking > at my monitor!). I'll check that program, thanks. I forgot to mention that Cheese doesn't show images of the camera either. I don't know if the two problems could be related. > > I've been using skype from home to work using both audio and video. The > only problem I had was getting audio to work, one setting in skype > needed to be changed, then audio worked. I have similar problems due to the pulseaudio mess. > > Skype package is: skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 > > > > John. > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > John Horne, University of Plymouth, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287 > E-mail: John.Horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: +44 (0)1752 587001 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
