On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:49 AM, Haines Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> I used to run skype without a problem, but now when someone calls, they > can hear and see me. I can hear but cannot see them. My video camera is > working fine. I installed guvcview and it has no trouble using my > camera. When I go to Skype, options, video device, I see that video is > enabled and I see myself. > > But when I try to skype someone, the camera icon on the interface is > crossed out. And the camera LED does not come on at the beginning. The > interface proceeds to allow me to leave a voice message. > > Have you seen this? *Question:* Why can't skype use my webcam? *Answer:* You probably need to preload v4l compatibility. Try this: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype src: https://wiki.debian.org/skype HTH, Kailash > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
