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+Eric
Le mar 17/11/09 17:42, Rohit Joshi rj.rohit@xxxxxxxxx a écrit:
> Hi all,
>
Hi Rohit.
It doesn't work for me too.
The image is not clear.
+Eric.
> I was wondering if somebody is using video on skype. I found my old
> webcam (Microdia Win2 PC Camera) yesterday and thought I will give it
> a try on skype. I have got to the stage where I can see a blurry image
> in skype. I don't know how to proceed afterwards :-(. I want to check
> if its a problem with my webcam or if I am missing any lib. If you
> have any webcam, you can help me out. Please do the following:
>
> 1) Download/install the following pkgs from
> http://people.slitaz.org/~jozee/packages/
1) linux-video pkg (having many more webcams support)
> 2) libv4l pkg (video 4 linux 1 and 2 support extra libs)
>
> Then, plugin your webcam (/dev/video0 should be created). Add yourself
> to "video" group if not done already.
>
> # lsusb (find your webcamera)
> # modprobe correct_module
>
> Then, do:
> #export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
> (if you don't so this, skype will crash when video starts)
>
> and run skype &. You should then be able to see your webcam in skype:
> OPTIONS->Video device-> Usb camera (/dev/video0)
>
> Press "Test" and you should see a live image. The problem is that i am
> not getting a clear image. I don't have another webcam to test to see
> if its a webcam problem or a lib problem. If you have been able to
> successfully install webcam, please let me know.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rohit
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