Skype and GSPCA webcams(Solved)

[trustytrev]

Hello,
       I and others have been having problems with webcams that used to work no longer doing so when moving to KDE 4 / PCLinuxOS 2010 various versions.
I have been looking around at Skype things and I stumbled across this.

* Video

    * Sometimes receiving video shows a white square on top-left part of the window.
    *

      Skype does not work well with newer version of GSPCA Webcams driver (Linux Kernel >=2.6.27), possible workaround:

athttps://developer.skype.com/LinuxSkype

Skype worked okay for me with kernel 2.6.26.8.tex3
I suppose the next question is - Can/will KDE 4 work with an earlier kernel such as this?
If so how would one get the relevant kernel into synaptic?
Thanks.
trustytrev.

[scoundrel]

got 4 different cams that all worked under 09.2 ..not one works now with skype.. heck..they don't even show as cams in PCC ..all are under other

[Jag]

trustytrev....Thanks a lot!

I could have video in skype with

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Thanks for providing the link

https://developer.skype.com/LinuxSkype

[scoundrel]

trustytrev....Thanks a lot!

I could have video in skype with

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Thanks for providing the link

https://developer.skype.com/LinuxSkype

what cam are you using and where did you apply that code??

[trustytrev]

Hello,
        My webcam details.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08a2 Logitech, Inc. Labtec Webcam Pro

where did you apply that code??
I have just realized the reference to a command in the post below is not quite the same as that referred to at the Skype site.
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,71521.0.html
I think I will have to look at trying the Skype fix.
So in answer to the final part of your question I haven't yet.But I will be trying
What did Jag do?
Jag? 
Thanks.
trustytrev

[Was_Just19]

046d:08a2 Logitech, Inc. Labtec Webcam Pro .......  it is a v4l2 webcam

Have you loaded the correct driver for this device to use?

The correct driver for it is
gspca-zc3xx

Try as root

modprobe  gspca-zc3xx

[Jag]

trustytrev....Thanks a lot!

I could have video in skype with

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Thanks for providing the link

https://developer.skype.com/LinuxSkype

what cam are you using and where did you apply that code??

My webcam is HP.
In PCC>Hardware>Other Hardware, it is shown as

Identification
Vendor: ‎Pixart Imaging Inc.

Description: ‎CIF Single Chip     

Media class: ‎

Connection
Bus: ‎USB

Bus PCI #: ‎4

PCI device #: ‎2

Vendor ID: ‎0x093a

Device ID: ‎0x2460

Misc
Module: ‎pac207

To get video in skype ,I opened konsole/Terminal,pasted

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

and pressed enter.
I have to run skype everytime like this.
@trustytrev pl.
There are no errors shown in the konsole.

[scoundrel]

trustytrev....Thanks a lot!

I could have video in skype with

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Thanks for providing the link

https://developer.skype.com/LinuxSkype

what cam are you using and where did you apply that code??

My webcam is HP.
In PCC>Hardware>Other Hardware, it is shown as

Identification
Vendor: ‎Pixart Imaging Inc.

Description: ‎CIF Single Chip     

Media class: ‎

Connection
Bus: ‎USB

Bus PCI #: ‎4

PCI device #: ‎2

Vendor ID: ‎0x093a

Device ID: ‎0x2460

Misc
Module: ‎pac207

To get video in skype ,I opened konsole/Terminal,pasted

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

and pressed enter.
I have to run skype everytime like this.
@trustytrev pl.
There are no errors shown in the konsole.

yep that got all 4 cams working.. 2 diff logitech 1 pixart and 1 creative

[scoundrel]

sorry.. forgot.me bad . if you have skype in your panel right click it and go to icon settings then click on the tab Application..go to the box Command and remove skype and paste this in there

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

click ok then restart skype and your old cams should work..

edit: this fix is not for the quickcam chat

[Veritai]

When I tried that I received back "ERROR: ld.so: object 'usr/lib/lib4l/v4llcompat.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored."

In PCC the camera is shown as:

Identification
Vendor: ‎       

Description: ‎Camera

Media class: ‎

Connection
Bus: ‎USB

Bus PCI #: ‎1

PCI device #: ‎4

Vendor ID: ‎0x046d

Device ID: ‎0x092e

Misc
Module: ‎spca561

[scoundrel]

When I tried that I received back "ERROR: ld.so: object 'usr/lib/lib4l/v4llcompat.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored."

In PCC the camera is shown as:

Identification
Vendor: ‎       

Description: ‎Camera

Media class: ‎

Connection
Bus: ‎USB

Bus PCI #: ‎1

PCI device #: ‎4

Vendor ID: ‎0x046d

Device ID: ‎0x092e

Misc
Module: ‎spca561

and I have given you a couple of links to check for your cam in the other post you mentioned this..

[Jag]

Due to some error or 'session expiry' this post of mine was not uploaded yesterday.So recovered with firefox extn 'Lazarus' and posting now....sorry for delay in thanking Scoundrel.

sorry.. forgot.me bad . if you have skype in your panel right click it and go to icon settings then click on the tab Application..go to the box Command and remove skype and paste this in there

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

click ok then restart skype and your old cams should work..

Thanks for the hint.....
As I did not keep it in panel, in menu editor I replaced command 'skype' with 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype ' & it is working!!!!

[AussieBear]

When I tried that I received back "ERROR: ld.so: object 'usr/lib/lib4l/v4llcompat.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored."

In PCC the camera is shown as:

Identification
Vendor: ‎       

Description: ‎Camera

Media class: ‎

Connection
Bus: ‎USB

Bus PCI #: ‎1

PCI device #: ‎4

Vendor ID: ‎0x046d

Device ID: ‎0x092e

Misc
Module: ‎spca561

I got the same problem.  Then I realised that I type in 'usr/lib/lib4l/v4llcompat.so'
instead of 'usr/lib/libv4l/v4llcompat.so'
                           ^
Don't for the the "v" it will stuff you up!

Regards,

Noel.
   

[AussieBear]

Due to some error or 'session expiry' this post of mine was not uploaded yesterday.So recovered with firefox extn 'Lazarus' and posting now....sorry for delay in thanking Scoundrel.

sorry.. forgot.me bad . if you have skype in your panel right click it and go to icon settings then click on the tab Application..go to the box Command and remove skype and paste this in there

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

click ok then restart skype and your old cams should work..

Thanks for the hint.....
As I did not keep it in panel, in menu editor I replaced command 'skype' with 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype ' & it is working!!!!

Nice!

I knocked-up a little bash script that did the same thing and pointed
the menu editor to execute it when selecting Skype.

Your suggestion is so much better. I never thought to do it that way!

Cheers,

AussieBear.

[trustytrev]

Hello,
           I seem to have lost the gui option to start skype from the internet section on my desktop.It was there when I started, but now it has gone.I tried re-installing it and then totally remove and reinstall, but still no success.Any ideas on how to get it back? ;My signature says it all.
I noticed when starting from the console scrolling error messages when the camera starts operating.
Thanks.
trustytrev.