** Package changed: ubuntu => skype (Ubuntu) ** Description changed:
My webcam was working well in previous releases of Ubuntu. It also worked well after installation of 12.04 and I could use it with skype for video chats, but It doesn't work after I installed VLC. When I open skype options to test the camera, the camera is recognized but when I click "test" all I get is a blank screen. - I tried uninstalling vlc from my system but the problem persists. + I tried uninstalling vlc from my system but the problem persists. This problem is most likely due to a conflict between low level video/ webcam libraries used both by mywebcam/skype and vlc. - when I tried the following: + when I tried the following: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype - I got: + I got: libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Canonical Partner Developers, which is subscribed to skype in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1007825 Title: webcam camera not working after installing vlc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/1007825/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~canonical-partner-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~canonical-partner-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
