Re: Skype on Kubuntu
Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. Any war stories - both good and bad - and a fix would be most welcome. Ahhh! They have released a new version. Which file did you download? My preference would be to try the static version. With the previous version running this cmd would bring up a 0 or a 1... xvattr -a XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY If you get a 0 reset with xvattr -a XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY -v 1 You need to install xvattr Barry
Skype on Kubuntu
Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. Any war stories - both good and bad - and a fix would be most welcome. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 15:28 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? Yup, sound/video works fine on my Sony Vaio (VGN-SR16GN), which has an internal camera/mic. My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. Any war stories - both good and bad - and a fix would be most welcome. Video worked OOTB but had to muck with the modprobe stuff to get the mic to work as per the howtos here[1]. Very Sony Vaio-specific though :( -Tim [1] http://vaioubuntu.wordpress.com/ -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
On 26/11/09 Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? Krashing Koala, I find. Hopefully the recent nvidia fixups will help. Vik :v)
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:03:12 you wrote: On 26/11/09 Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? Krashing Koala, I find. Hopefully the recent nvidia fixups will help. I am having a good experience with Kubuntu 9.10. Skype version 2.1.0.47 seems fine although my mic (part of the webcam) volume went full and distorted by itself once. -- Regards, Robert -- Robert Fisher (aka - Rob, Bob, Robbie, Robbo, Fish) www.fisher.net.nz Phone: 03 383 5807 Mobile: 027 228 4698
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Christopher Sawtell csawt...@gmail.com wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. My logitech quickcam pro 9000 works just fine out of the box with Ubuntu 9.10. Not much to say, really :-) -jim
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
2009/11/26 Jim Cheetham j...@gonzul.net On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Christopher Sawtell csawt...@gmail.com wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. My logitech quickcam pro 9000 works just fine out of the box with Ubuntu 9.10. iirc My webcam is a Logitech 3500. ( usb id number:- 046d:09a4 ) Not much to say, really :-) Well, I have now discovered ( Thanks Robert ) that the camera works ok. It's the display of camera output on the options - video devices window which is not working. Click the Test bar, the camera indicator LED lights, but nothing shows up in the place where a little picture is supposed to be displayed. Double click on the Test bar and the whole screen goes light grey. This is on a T41 ThinkPad. ATI vid card. More help solicited. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
Christopher Sawtell wrote: iirc My webcam is a Logitech 3500. ( usb id number:- 046d:09a4 ) Same as mine. More help solicited. Well this is weird. I just checked mine and got the same result (single click on test and nothing happens, double click and full screen goes grey) As I suggested in our chat Chris, whenever I have had trouble with my camera I seem to be able to unplug it (while computer is on) then plug it back in and all seems fine again. Did this work for you? Robert
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
2009/11/26 Robert Fisher rob...@fisher.net.nz Christopher Sawtell wrote: iirc My webcam is a Logitech 3500. ( usb id number:- 046d:09a4 ) Same as mine. More help solicited. Well this is weird. I just checked mine and got the same result (single click on test and nothing happens, double click and full screen goes grey) As I suggested in our chat Chris, whenever I have had trouble with my camera I seem to be able to unplug it (while computer is on) then plug it back in and all seems fine again. Did this work for you? Unfortunately not. I suppose it's the fact that Skype is beta grade software. It works well when driven by mplayer. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 16:03 +1300, Vik Olliver wrote: On 26/11/09 Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? Krashing Koala, I find. Hopefully the recent nvidia fixups will help. Vik :v) unlikely to help with an ATI chipset though... Cheers, Steve
