I use fake webcam for this purpose. It’s just a tiny program that does it all.
Fake Webcam Use fake webcam to play you pre-recorded videos on instant messengers (Yahoo, MSN, Paltalk, camfrog etc) while chatting. It can even broadcast one single movie to all the messengers at the same time. Pretend like a teenage girl or a 50 year old male, your chat mate wont be able to figure out that its not you. It enables you to: * Play pre-recorded videos without even having a physical webcam. * Shared your video clips with family and firends through your instant messengers. You can download it from [url]http://rapidshare.com/files/162287403/setup.exe.html[/url] Caption: [img]http://picscrazy.com/thumb/DeAUIGW8.jpeg[/img] On Nov 11, 10:03 pm, Jon Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reemphasizing what GWater said, the repo seems to be causing problems. > Purge the deb, and install using the instructions on the group. I have > personally removed the repo from my sources until I see that it is > stable. > > That's what solved it for me. > > On Nov 11, 10:15 am, GWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yeah, > > we have fixed this issue - I thought you already have an up-to-date > > version of the driver on your system. Seems you didn't follow the > > instructions I gave you. So here you go again: > > > ===========quote from my earlier mail================ > > > Then I'm afraid I can't help you in an easy way. I don't have access or > > experience with the repo or debian respectively. > > > The complicate way I know is this: > > 1. Purge and remove the microdia packages. > > 2. Download, build and test the microdia driver as described > > here:http://groups.google.com/group/microdia/web/testing-microdia-driver-d... > > > At this point tell us the results. The next step is optional. > > > 3. If it works you can use the "install"-howto at the bottom of the page > > > Once the repo is up-to-date again you will have to do this: > > > 4. Remove microdia.ko from your kernel directory. > > 5. Install the updated packages. > > > GWater > > > ================quote end============================ > > > GWater > > > Marty schrieb: > > > > I have gotten a reply from the cheese developer. It seems it's a bug > > > in the driver that he says has been fixed in git. How can we get this > > > sent to the intrepid repository? > > > > Here is the quote from cheese bug report: > > > Comment #9 from Filippo Argiolas (cheese developer, points: 12) > > > 2008-11-11 13:24 UTC [reply] > > > > (In reply to comment #7) > > >> [512959.843574] microdia: Microdia USB 2.0Webcam- 0C45:6270 plugged-in. > > >> [512959.881374] microdia: Microdia USB 2.0Webcamis now controlling video > > >> device /dev/video0 > > > > It seems yourwebcamdriver was not setting correctly the parent field > > > in the > > > device structure. This caused hal not being able to detect yourwebcam > > > since it > > > doesn't expose the video4linux capability. > > > It's been fixed last week in the git master branch of the driver > > > (http://repo.or.cz/w/microdia.git? > > > a=commit;h=b034edff4c326cbe2db57f376625b4f179ada42b). > > > > I'm not sure when it will land in intrepid, you can either wait, try > > > the git > > > version, or file a bug in launchpad asking for a driver update. > > > > Gnome-volume-manager uses hal too to detect plugged webcams so that > > > update > > > should fix it too. > > > Anyway, closing the bug as NOTGNOME since it's really a driver > > > specific issue. > > > > On Nov 11, 8:01 am, Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I also get the following error message in terminal when using the > > >> command you suggested: > > >> (camorama:29959): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment > > >> with non-zero page size is deprecated > > > >> On Nov 11, 3:59 am, GWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> OK, > > >>> it really looks like cheese has a problem. Hope thy get it solved. > > >>> Anyway - you can use camorama in the following way: > > >>> $ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama > > >>> GWater > > >>> Marty schrieb: > > >>>> I did some additional testing and here is what I found. > > >>>> Output of dmesg: > > >>>> [477901.905066] usb 2-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and > > >>>> address 20 > > >>>> [477902.039197] usb 2-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > > >>>> [477902.044113] microdia: Microdia USB 2.0Webcam- 0C45:6270 plugged- > > >>>> in. > > >>>> [477902.059901] microdia: Detected sensor: MT9V111/MI0360SOC (chip > > >>>> version: 0x823A) > > >>>> [477902.065016] microdia: Microdia USB 2.0Webcamis now controlling > > >>>> video device /dev/video0 > > >>>> So the system sees it, the kernel module is loaded and it's assigned > > >>>> to /dev/video0 > > >>>> gstreamer-properties will correctly show the output once it's set to > > >>>> "Video for Linux 2" instead of the default of "Video for Linux". > > >>>> If I run vlc and set it to Media > Open Capture Device and set the > > >>>> video device name to /dev/video0 VLC will display the output of the > > >>>> camera. > > >>>> If I run the command "vlc --open v4l2://" VLC will start up and > > >>>> display the output of the camera. > > >>>> I suspect this is a bug in cheese, rather than your driver. > > >>>> I have entered a bugzilla bug report as follows: > > >>>> [Bug 560271] New: cheese does not detect camera attached to /dev/ > > >>>> video0 > > >>>> I can't get camorama to connect to /dev/video0 either, but I think > > >>>> that's because it only does v4l, not v4l2, which is the only thing the > > >>>> microdia driver supports. > > >>>> On Nov 10, 4:03 pm, GWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>> Then I'm afraid I can't help you in an easy way. I don't have access > > >>>>> or > > >>>>> experience with the repo or debian respectively. > > >>>>> The complicate way I know is this: > > >>>>> 1. Purge and remove the microdia packages. > > >>>>> 2. Download, build and test the microdia driver as described > > >>>>> here:http://groups.google.com/group/microdia/web/testing-microdia-driver-d... > > >>>>> At this point tell us the results. The next step is optional. > > >>>>> 3. If it works you can use the "install"-howto at the bottom of the > > >>>>> page > > >>>>> Once the repo is up-to-date again you will have to do this: > > >>>>> 4. Remove microdia.ko from your kernel directory. > > >>>>> 5. Install the updated packages. > > >>>>> GWater > > >>>>> Marty schrieb: > > >>>>>> Does not work for me. > > >>>>>> I have the Ubuntu Intrepid repo for microdia enabled and it has not > > >>>>>> worked since the Hardy > Intrepid upgrade. I have done a total > > >>>>>> uninstall/purge and reinstall several times, but the camera is not > > >>>>>> detected by Cheese. It worked fine in Hardy. (other than the button > > >>>>>> on my camera to take a screen grab being non-functional) > > >>>>>> These are the repositories I am using: > > >>>>>> debhttp://ppa.launchpad.net/nickel62metal/ubuntuintrepidmain > > >>>>>> #Microdiawebcamdrivers > > >>>>>> deb-srchttp://ppa.launchpad.net/nickel62metal/ubuntuintrepidmain > > >>>>>> #Microdiawebcamdrivers source > > >>>>>> On Nov 10, 3:44 am, GWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> That's good - Brian had found a solution and pushed it to the master > > >>>>>>> repo a few days ago. Seems your first computer missed that. > > >>>>>>> Simply update your repo with > > >>>>>>> $ git pull > > >>>>>>> $ make > > >>>>>>> (+ rmmod + insmod) > > >>>>>>> GWater > > >>>>>>> Jon Arnold schrieb: > > >>>>>>>> Nevermind- tested it on another computer and it works with the > > >>>>>>>> driver > > >>>>>>>> from git. I was using the launchpad repo on my other computer and > > >>>>>>>> it > > >>>>>>>> didn't work. > > >>>>>>>> On Nov 9, 10:05 pm, Jon Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> So, what exactly is the solution to get Cheese to work in > > >>>>>>>>> Intrepid? > > >>>>>>>>> I have libv4l installed. > > >>>>>>>>> On Nov 4, 3:53 pm, GWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> I'm sorry Brian's solution is obviously the right one. > > >>>>>>>>>> Just couldn't keep quiet. BTW libv4l is still worth a look ;-) - > > >>>>>>>>>> future > > >>>>>>>>>> versions of this driver will require it. (Work on this is > > >>>>>>>>>> currently done > > >>>>>>>>>> in the development branch.) > > >>>>>>>>>> GWater > > >>>>>>>>>> Goyo schrieb: > > >>>>>>>>>>> It worked for me with recent versions of the microdia driver on > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hardy. > > >>>>>>>>>>> Camorama no longer works since v4l1 support was drooped but > > >>>>>>>>>>> cheese > > >>>>>>>>>>> does (or did, before the last kernel changes broke the driver). > > >>>>>>>>>>> On 4 nov, 16:47, GWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheese uses V4L1 standard. We dropped support for that a while > > >>>>>>>>>>>> ago. > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Please use libv4l for conversion. Ubuntu 8.10 should ship it - > > >>>>>>>>>>>> look if > > >>>>>>>>>>>> you can find the README. > > >>>>>>>>>>>> GWater > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Chris Lasher schrieb: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Camera info: Built-inwebcamon Compal laptop. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:624f Microdia PC Camera (SN9C201) > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I've been using the Git repository and compiling. The mplayer > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> test > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> works fine, and I can even stream on Ustream.com, but for a > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> reason > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> beyond me, the application Cheese will no longer recognize > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> mywebcam. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> It used to see it fine in Ubuntu 8.04. Any ideas? > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Chris > > >>>>>>>>>>>> signature.asc > > >>>>>>>>>>>> < 1KViewDownload > > >>>>>>>>>> signature.asc > > >>>>>>>>>> < 1KViewDownload > > >>>>>>> signature.asc > > >>>>>>> < 1KViewDownload > > >>>>> signature.asc > > >>>>> < 1KViewDownload > > >>> signature.asc > > >>> < 1KViewDownload > > > signature.asc > > < 1KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Lets make microdia webcams plug'n play, (currently plug'n pray) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Visit us online https://groups.google.com/group/microdia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
