Re: linux_base-c6 Skype 4.2
On Thu, 23 May 2013 20:09:35 +0200 Matthias Apitz articulated: M$ has Linux Skype 4.2 for some Linux distributions, for example for F16; would it be possible to run one of these distributions on top of linux_base-c6? Is there any work in progress I could support? I have enough systems at home running some 10-CURRENT and could use one of them for additional tests/work According to the web site, these are the minimum requirements for a Linux version of Skype 4.2.0.11 Skype for Linux 1 GHz processor or faster. 256 MB RAM. 100 MB free disk space on your hard drive. Video card driver with Xv support. Either a built-in or external microphone is required for voice calls. An internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls). Qt 4.7 • D-Bus 1.0.0 libasound2 1.0.18 PulseAudio 1.0 (optional) BlueZ 4.0.0 (optional) I saw a post, I think it was SlashDot, that the FreeBSD kernel was not robust enough to handle Skype. You might want to talk to the developers. You can always download a clean distribution of Skype from the web site and experiment with it. http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/ -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
skype
Hi! My system: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243826: Tue Dec 4 06:55:39 UTC 2012 r...@obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 and I use Skype 2.1.0.81 from ports. When I am using Skype, the conversation often (every 1-5 minutes) gets disconnected or better I hear but the other side doesn't hear me. I know that long time ago the line kern.hz=100 in loader.conf help me but it doesn't work anymore. I start using my Androind phone and I don't have any problem. The friend also talking with people from Europe and USA which they have Linux or Windows and it works. Thanks in advance... Mitja -- http://www.redbubble.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype video chat?
El día Thursday, January 03, 2013 a las 08:03:42AM +0200, Ross escribió: Hello. Can you please recommend a webcam and microphone that will work in skype under FreeBSD? Hello, See http://wiki.freebsd.org/WebcamCompat matthias -- Sent from my FreeBSD netbook Matthias Apitz | - No system with backdoors like Apple/Android E-mail: g...@unixarea.de | - No HTML/RTF in E-mail WWW: http://www.unixarea.de/ | - No proprietary attachments phone: +49-170-4527211 | - Respect for open standards ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Skype: local video view with Virtual in xorg.conf
Hi, I'm using Skype 2.1.0.81 in 10-CURRENT. Recently I have added Virtual ... to the Display SubSection in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Card0 MonitorMonitor0 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Virtual 2704 2704 Depth 1 EndSubSection ... to get Xinerama view while having connected an external VGA display. This works fine, but the local view in Skype does not show up, the picture of the remote is fine and my picture at the other side as well, only the local (test) view does not work. When I start Sk in a xterm, it says on probing the local view: $ skype libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Invalid argument libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Invalid argument Any ideas? Thanks matthias -- Sent from my FreeBSD netbook Matthias Apitz | - No system with backdoors like Apple/Android E-mail: g...@unixarea.de | - No HTML/RTF in E-mail WWW: http://www.unixarea.de/ | - No proprietary attachments phone: +49-170-4527211 | - Respect for open standards ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype
ajtiM wrote: On Sunday 18 November 2012 12:57:14 Matthias Apitz wrote: El día Sunday, November 18, 2012 a las 12:45:54PM -0600, ajtiM escribió: When using Skype on FreeBSD (.1-RC3, the call often (every 1-5 minutes) gets disconnected or better I hear but the other side doesn't hear me If I remember correct kern.hz=100 in loader.conf solved this problem before I I had this line but it doesn't help me. I have Skype-2.1.0.81 installed. I know that this does not help much, but I'm using the same Sk in 10-CURRENT very often (also with video), and do not face this problem. Are yo sure that this is caused by FreeBSD or at your end of the call at all? matthias I am sure that is a problem on my side. Mitja , I have noticed that skype drops at irregular intervals from some locations that we reach on a regular basis. We know this is bad lines at the other end. Some small communities may limit or time out certain areas. (My brother in law is a small town official in this specific area and he says everybody complains about it.) If your getting it on all calls you may possibly have bad lines on your side. Check to see if any friends experience the same issues on other OS. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
skype
When using Skype on FreeBSD (.1-RC3, the call often (every 1-5 minutes) gets disconnected or better I hear but the other side doesn't hear me If I remember correct kern.hz=100 in loader.conf solved this problem before I I had this line but it doesn't help me. I have Skype-2.1.0.81 installed. Mitja http://www.redbubble.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype
El día Sunday, November 18, 2012 a las 12:45:54PM -0600, ajtiM escribió: When using Skype on FreeBSD (.1-RC3, the call often (every 1-5 minutes) gets disconnected or better I hear but the other side doesn't hear me If I remember correct kern.hz=100 in loader.conf solved this problem before I I had this line but it doesn't help me. I have Skype-2.1.0.81 installed. I know that this does not help much, but I'm using the same Sk in 10-CURRENT very often (also with video), and do not face this problem. Are yo sure that this is caused by FreeBSD or at your end of the call at all? matthias -- Sent from my FreeBSD netbook Matthias Apitz | - No system with backdoors like Apple/Android E-mail: g...@unixarea.de | - No HTML/RTF in E-mail WWW: http://www.unixarea.de/ | - No proprietary attachments phone: +49-170-4527211 | - Respect for open standards ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype
On Sunday 18 November 2012 12:57:14 Matthias Apitz wrote: El día Sunday, November 18, 2012 a las 12:45:54PM -0600, ajtiM escribió: When using Skype on FreeBSD (.1-RC3, the call often (every 1-5 minutes) gets disconnected or better I hear but the other side doesn't hear me If I remember correct kern.hz=100 in loader.conf solved this problem before I I had this line but it doesn't help me. I have Skype-2.1.0.81 installed. I know that this does not help much, but I'm using the same Sk in 10-CURRENT very often (also with video), and do not face this problem. Are yo sure that this is caused by FreeBSD or at your end of the call at all? matthias I am sure that is a problem on my side. Mitja http://www.redbubble.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
skype
Skype on my FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE and KDE 4.7.4 working but after five, sometimes more or less minutes is sound dead. I need to recall again... In /etc/rc.conf I have: linux_enable=YES Thank you. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype
On Sunday 19 February 2012 08:20:43 ajtiM wrote: Skype on my FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE and KDE 4.7.4 working but after five, sometimes more or less minutes is sound dead. I need to recall again... In /etc/rc.conf I have: linux_enable=YES Thank you. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa kern.hz=100 in /boot/loader.conf solved a problem. Thanks. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Skype Security Service
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skype
I have a number of clients that prefer Skype over IM last time I tried to build it from ports I was unable to get to anywhere past the account login page (no matter what I tried it said it could not log me in and when I registered for an account it never registered) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Fwd: skype
-- Forwarded message -- From: Aryeh Friedman aryeh.fried...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:43 AM Subject: Re: skype To: claudiu vasadi claudiu.vas...@gmail.com not quiet webcamd sees my webcam but not skype On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:42 AM, claudiu vasadi claudiu.vas...@gmail.com wrote: Try it now. It works ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 06:16:28AM -0400, Aryeh Friedman wrote: I have a number of clients that prefer Skype over IM last time I tried to build it from ports I was unable to get to anywhere past the account login page (no matter what I tried it said it could not log me in and when I registered for an account it never registered) It works for me. See: 20110516 in /usr/ports/UPDATING Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html pgpa6mR5X4Cls.pgp Description: PGP signature
re: skype
Still no video here is the output of the command that the UPDATE
entery says to run (notice that I have a copy of 8.2 that is less then
a week old):
FreeBSD aryeh 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #7: Sun Jul 17 19:39:35
EDT 2011 root@aryeh:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
compat.linux.oss_version: 198144
compat.linux.osrelease: 2.6.16
# pcm-oss plugin configuration
pcm.oss {
type oss
device /dev/dsp
hint {
description Open Sound System
}
}
ctl.oss {
type oss
device /dev/mixer
hint {
description Open Sound System
}
}
-- Forwarded message --
From: Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk
Date: Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: skype
To: Aryeh Friedman aryeh.fried...@gmail.com
Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 06:16:28AM -0400, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
I have a number of clients that prefer Skype over IM last time I
tried to build it from ports I was unable to get to anywhere past the
account login page (no matter what I tried it said it could not log me
in and when I registered for an account it never registered)
It works for me. See:
20110516
in /usr/ports/UPDATING
Regards,
--
Frank
Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Sunday 22 May 2011 14:10:33 Matthias Apitz wrote: Hello, Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop deliver binaries for Linux; Behold! The corpse is still warm and it's already starting !! http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/microsoft-skype-breaks-open-source- partnership/?tag=nl.e550 -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
baresip (was Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 07:10:33PM +0200, Matthias Apitz wrote: Hello, Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop deliver binaries for Linux; I have spent some time to get PTlib, Opal and Ekiga compiled directly from its repositories in SVN and Git, and fixed the bugs to let Ekiga detect the devices /dev/video0 (created by pwc.ko or webcamd) and /dev/dsp* sound devices. The result is documented here: http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Compile_your_own_SVN_version_of_Ekiga_on_FreeBSD If someone wants to give me a call at sip:@ekiga.net, just contact me offlist :-) For people interested in audio/video telephony, I'd also suggest baresip, which you can find at http://www.creytiv.com/pub/ version 0.2.0 works almost with no effort on FreeBSD, does not need a ton of libraries, and supports a variety of input and output methods (for video input, it can talk to webcamd, or an internal x11 grabber, or any file that ffmpeg can read). a skeleton for a port of version 0.2.0 is attached cheers luigi ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Mon, 23 May 2011 06:39:42 +0100 Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk wrote: Gour, the Skype port(s) were updated[*] not so long ago. Maybe worth giving it a try again. You're right...I tried to build it, but update of OS was required. In the meantime, I rebuilt my world, but forgot about Skype. :-) Sincerely, Gour -- “In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations…” (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) http://atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: baresip (was Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 08:46:14AM +0200, Luigi Rizzo wrote: ... For people interested in audio/video telephony, I'd also suggest baresip, which you can find at http://www.creytiv.com/pub/ version 0.2.0 works almost with no effort on FreeBSD, does not need a ton of libraries, and supports a variety of input and output methods (for video input, it can talk to webcamd, or an internal x11 grabber, or any file that ffmpeg can read). a skeleton for a port of version 0.2.0 is attached forgot that the mailing list strips attachments. You can find it at http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/FreeBSD/20110523-baresip-port.tgz cheers luigi ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
ajtiM == ajtiM lum...@gmail.com writes: ajtiM What about Blink: ajtiM http://icanblink.com/ Blink doesn't have as many IM links and video support as Jitsi does. ajtiM IMO Ekiga is not good replacemnet for Skype. I comunicate with many Windows ajtiM users and Skype is the best choice if you like it or not. Jitsi runs fine on Windows. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 mer...@stonehenge.com URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/ Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
Hello, Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop deliver binaries for Linux; I have spent some time to get PTlib, Opal and Ekiga compiled directly from its repositories in SVN and Git, and fixed the bugs to let Ekiga detect the devices /dev/video0 (created by pwc.ko or webcamd) and /dev/dsp* sound devices. The result is documented here: http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Compile_your_own_SVN_version_of_Ekiga_on_FreeBSD If someone wants to give me a call at sip:@ekiga.net, just contact me offlist :-) HIH matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
В Sun, 22 May 2011 19:10:33 +0200 Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de пишет: Hello, Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop deliver binaries for Linux; I have spent some time to get PTlib, Opal and Ekiga compiled directly from its repositories in SVN and Git, and fixed the bugs to let Ekiga detect the devices /dev/video0 (created by pwc.ko or webcamd) and /dev/dsp* sound devices. The result is documented here: http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Compile_your_own_SVN_version_of_Ekiga_on_FreeBSD If someone wants to give me a call at sip:@ekiga.net, just contact me offlist :-) HIH matthias In that case - why not upgrade the port net/ekiga3 ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
Matthias == Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de writes: Matthias Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Matthias Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time Matthias when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop Matthias deliver binaries for Linux; Consider Jitsi, which is written in Java, and supports all modern SIP and XMPP and IM (and soon full Gtalk) protocols, with a built in broad list of audio and video codecs. With the proper use of the free (or paid) PSTN-to-SIP bridges, it can nearly completely replace Skype, at least for point-to-point audio/video. (No SILK though... there's nothing that comes close, sadly.) I interviewed the lead developer for FLOSS Weekly a few weeks back... sounds quite promising. http://twit.tv/floss162 -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 mer...@stonehenge.com URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/ Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
В Sun, 22 May 2011 10:44:50 -0700 mer...@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) пишет: Matthias == Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de writes: Matthias Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Matthias Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time Matthias when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop Matthias deliver binaries for Linux; Consider Jitsi, which is written in Java, and supports all modern SIP and XMPP and IM (and soon full Gtalk) protocols, with a built in broad list of audio and video codecs. With the proper use of the free (or paid) PSTN-to-SIP bridges, it can nearly completely replace Skype, at least for point-to-point audio/video. (No SILK though... there's nothing that comes close, sadly.) I interviewed the lead developer for FLOSS Weekly a few weeks back... sounds quite promising. http://twit.tv/floss162 I do not think that bind to Java is a good idea ... IMHO ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Sun, 22 May 2011 19:10:33 +0200 Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de articulated: Now, as M$ bought Skype, we should stop wining for a native Skype client for FreeBSD and should prepare us for the time when M$ will integrate Skype into its desktop and stop deliver binaries for Linux; Honestly, where do you get this garbage from. This is just another prime example of FUD rearing its ugly head. Microsoft bought Skype with the stated purpose of going toe to toe with Apple in the consumer market and leapfrog competitors by incorporating the service into its business software. Free Skype-style communications services aimed at consumers have effectively been banned in some Middle East countries such as the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Some countries are reluctant to allow free mobile phone voice calling over the internet because it could endanger the huge long-term investment countries such as the UAE have made in their telecommunications infrastructure. However, analysts believe it is in the business rather than the consumer space where the Skype acquisition may first start to pay off. Allowing Microsoft to introduce Skype-style video conferencing into its business offering could be the start of a more general acceptance of free and low-cost internet voice and video conferencing. Limiting or eliminating operating systems other than Microsoft's own platforms would be counter productive and could lead to a decreased monetary model. Obviously, that is something that Microsoft does not intentionally do. It didn't pay $8.5 billion just to jettison users. Personally, I am expecting the overall quality of the product to improve. I would not expect them to craft a specific model just for FreeBSD though. Then again, one doesn't exist now either. However, I would fully expect them to maintain and improve on a model tailored for Linux. It is in their best interest. -- Jerry jerry+f...@seibercom.net ''~`` ( o o ) +--.oooO--(_)--Oooo.--+ | | |.oooO| |( ) Oooo.| +-\ (( )+ \_)) / (_/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Sunday 22 May 2011 12:44:50 Randal L. Schwartz wrote: paid) PSTN-to-SIP bridges, it can nearly completely replace Skype, at least for point-to-point audio/video. (No SILK though... there's nothing that comes close, sadly.) What about Blink: http://icanblink.com/ IMO Ekiga is not good replacemnet for Skype. I comunicate with many Windows users and Skype is the best choice if you like it or not. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
Also, unless my friends all change from Skype or Skype becomes intolerable with SIP, I'm stuck with Skype. Also, we should wait and see what ms does with Skype before we condemn them. On May 22, 2011 7:20 PM, ajtiM lum...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday 22 May 2011 12:44:50 Randal L. Schwartz wrote: paid) PSTN-to-SIP bridges, it can nearly... What about Blink: http://icanblink.com/ IMO Ekiga is not good replacemnet for Skype. I comunicate with many Windows users and Skype is the best choice if you like it or not. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://li... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Sun, 22 May 2011 19:36:46 -0400 Robert Simmons rsimmo...@gmail.com wrote: Also, unless my friends all change from Skype or Skype becomes intolerable with SIP, I'm stuck with Skype. You use Skype -- SIP gateway? I use SIP even with my 'landline' phone, but still have the need to talk to Skype users (which becomes difficult after I switched from Linux to FreeBSD). Sincerely, Gour -- “In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations…” (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) http://atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Ekiga FreeBSD (for a future without Skype)
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 07:10:06AM +0200, Gour-Gadadhara Dasa wrote: On Sun, 22 May 2011 19:36:46 -0400 Robert Simmons rsimmo...@gmail.com wrote: Also, unless my friends all change from Skype or Skype becomes intolerable with SIP, I'm stuck with Skype. You use Skype -- SIP gateway? I use SIP even with my 'landline' phone, but still have the need to talk to Skype users (which becomes difficult after I switched from Linux to FreeBSD). Sincerely, Gour Gour, the Skype port(s) were updated[*] not so long ago. Maybe worth giving it a try again. [*] http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-May/012147.html Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html pgpQ8FYcbGDyY.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
On 18 May 2011 07:56, Ion-Mihai Tetcu ite...@freebsd.org wrote: On Tue, 17 May 2011 21:46:14 +0200 Alexander Leidinger alexan...@leidinger.net wrote: On Tue, 17 May 2011 09:01:41 -0700 Kevin Oberman ober...@es.net wrote: Please put the information in this message (or at least most of it) into ports/UPDATING so a few less people running old kernels will be bitten by the installation of the new Skype port. And what about a wiki page? This way we can extend it in case something important is uncovered. I'm not opposed to it, but I don't see the need for it at this time. (Plus, I'd like to keep everything inside the port - hence the longish pkg-message - less steps to go through this way). Wiki page is good point to look when searching internet about skype and freebsd. -- Ion-Mihai Tetcu ite...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-multime...@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-multimedia-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
On Tue, 17 May 2011 21:46:14 +0200 Alexander Leidinger alexan...@leidinger.net wrote: On Tue, 17 May 2011 09:01:41 -0700 Kevin Oberman ober...@es.net wrote: Please put the information in this message (or at least most of it) into ports/UPDATING so a few less people running old kernels will be bitten by the installation of the new Skype port. And what about a wiki page? This way we can extend it in case something important is uncovered. I'm not opposed to it, but I don't see the need for it at this time. (Plus, I'd like to keep everything inside the port - hence the longish pkg-message - less steps to go through this way). -- Ion-Mihai Tetcu ite...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Skype with sound and video support :)
Hi, As you may have noticed skype ports were updated a few days ago. All skype ports were moved to net-im/: - skype12: unchanged, very old version (for FreeBSD 6) - skype20: last version with OSS support, that used to live in net/skype; the DISTFILE is gone from the vendor but if you happen to have it it would be a way of having sound w/o a need to upgrade your base OS - [RECOMANDED] skype: currently at 2.1.0.81 and the best supported - skype-devel: currently at 2.2.0.25, sounds is OK, video doesn't work In order to run either skype or skype-devel with fully working sound you need: - to run fc10 (most probably, please report what you can run with fc4): (OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f10,OVERRIDE_LINUX_NONBASE_PORTS=f10 in /etc/make.conf for systems that doesn't have it as default) - In order for Skype to work OK, you need your kernel and modules to be: - post 2011-05-03 in on HEAD - post 2011-05-08 in on 7,8-STABLE The port tries to catch if your system version is too old, but there's a ~3months window where because of a lack of OSVERSION bump, this is not possible. So please check; and PLEAE READ THE PKG_MESSAGE for setup details. For how to update your kernel/world, see: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html IF YOUR OSVERSION IS NOT NEW ENOUGH, SOUND (ESPECIALLY MIC) WON'T WORK. If you run into problems, at very least we need to know the output of: $ uname -a; sysctl compat.linux | head -2; grep OVERRIDE_LINUX_ /etc/make.conf; cat /compat/linux/etc/alsa/pcm/pcm-oss.conf the skype version you are using, and hardware details (eg. webcam) if related. I most probably will ignore any mail not containing this info since without it it's impossible to help. Please test your sound /video setup outside skype before blaming skype / mailing me. -- Ion-Mihai Tetcu ite...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 10:38:58 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu ite...@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-emulat...@freebsd.org Hi, As you may have noticed skype ports were updated a few days ago. All skype ports were moved to net-im/: - skype12: unchanged, very old version (for FreeBSD 6) - skype20: last version with OSS support, that used to live in net/skype; the DISTFILE is gone from the vendor but if you happen to have it it would be a way of having sound w/o a need to upgrade your base OS - [RECOMANDED] skype: currently at 2.1.0.81 and the best supported - skype-devel: currently at 2.2.0.25, sounds is OK, video doesn't work In order to run either skype or skype-devel with fully working sound you need: - to run fc10 (most probably, please report what you can run with fc4): (OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f10,OVERRIDE_LINUX_NONBASE_PORTS=f10 in /etc/make.conf for systems that doesn't have it as default) - In order for Skype to work OK, you need your kernel and modules to be: - post 2011-05-03 in on HEAD - post 2011-05-08 in on 7,8-STABLE The port tries to catch if your system version is too old, but there's a ~3months window where because of a lack of OSVERSION bump, this is not possible. So please check; and PLEAE READ THE PKG_MESSAGE for setup details. For how to update your kernel/world, see: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html IF YOUR OSVERSION IS NOT NEW ENOUGH, SOUND (ESPECIALLY MIC) WON'T WORK. If you run into problems, at very least we need to know the output of: $ uname -a; sysctl compat.linux | head -2; grep OVERRIDE_LINUX_ /etc/make.conf; cat /compat/linux/etc/alsa/pcm/pcm-oss.conf the skype version you are using, and hardware details (eg. webcam) if related. I most probably will ignore any mail not containing this info since without it it's impossible to help. Please test your sound /video setup outside skype before blaming skype / mailing me. Many thanks for all of the work that went into getting a modern version of Skype working! Please put the information in this message (or at least most of it) into ports/UPDATING so a few less people running old kernels will be bitten by the installation of the new Skype port. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: ober...@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
On Tue, 17 May 2011 09:01:41 -0700 Kevin Oberman ober...@es.net wrote: Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 10:38:58 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu ite...@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-emulat...@freebsd.org Hi, As you may have noticed skype ports were updated a few days ago. All skype ports were moved to net-im/: - skype12: unchanged, very old version (for FreeBSD 6) - skype20: last version with OSS support, that used to live in net/skype; the DISTFILE is gone from the vendor but if you happen to have it it would be a way of having sound w/o a need to upgrade your base OS - [RECOMANDED] skype: currently at 2.1.0.81 and the best supported - skype-devel: currently at 2.2.0.25, sounds is OK, video doesn't work In order to run either skype or skype-devel with fully working sound you need: - to run fc10 (most probably, please report what you can run with fc4): (OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f10,OVERRIDE_LINUX_NONBASE_PORTS=f10 in /etc/make.conf for systems that doesn't have it as default) - In order for Skype to work OK, you need your kernel and modules to be: - post 2011-05-03 in on HEAD - post 2011-05-08 in on 7,8-STABLE The port tries to catch if your system version is too old, but there's a ~3months window where because of a lack of OSVERSION bump, this is not possible. So please check; and PLEAE READ THE PKG_MESSAGE for setup details. For how to update your kernel/world, see: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html IF YOUR OSVERSION IS NOT NEW ENOUGH, SOUND (ESPECIALLY MIC) WON'T WORK. If you run into problems, at very least we need to know the output of: $ uname -a; sysctl compat.linux | head -2; grep OVERRIDE_LINUX_ /etc/make.conf; cat /compat/linux/etc/alsa/pcm/pcm-oss.conf the skype version you are using, and hardware details (eg. webcam) if related. I most probably will ignore any mail not containing this info since without it it's impossible to help. Please test your sound /video setup outside skype before blaming skype / mailing me. Many thanks for all of the work that went into getting a modern version of Skype working! Please put the information in this message (or at least most of it) into ports/UPDATING so a few less people running old kernels will be bitten by the installation of the new Skype port. Well, the same (and more) is in the pkg-message also. But OK, I will, ports/UPDATING is cheap. -- IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD user Intellectual Property is nowhere near as valuable as Intellect FreeBSD committer - ite...@freebsd.org, PGP Key ID 057E9F8B493A297B signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 07:28:35PM +0300, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: But OK, I will, ports/UPDATING is cheap. And appreciated. -- Ted Faber http://www.isi.edu/~faber PGP: http://www.isi.edu/~faber/pubkeys.asc Unexpected attachment on this mail? See http://www.isi.edu/~faber/FAQ.html#SIG pgpC4F2KYvTyO.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
On Tue, 17 May 2011 09:37:03 -0700 Ted Faber fa...@isi.edu wrote: On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 07:28:35PM +0300, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: But OK, I will, ports/UPDATING is cheap. And appreciated. Done after sending the mail :) -- IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD user Intellectual Property is nowhere near as valuable as Intellect FreeBSD committer - ite...@freebsd.org, PGP Key ID 057E9F8B493A297B signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Skype with sound and video support :)
On Tue, 17 May 2011 09:01:41 -0700 Kevin Oberman ober...@es.net wrote: Please put the information in this message (or at least most of it) into ports/UPDATING so a few less people running old kernels will be bitten by the installation of the new Skype port. And what about a wiki page? This way we can extend it in case something important is uncovered. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.netAlexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
request Skype.com(TM) for a native version of Skype for FreeBSD
Hello, Please support the request by sending ME TOO in the topic: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=563851 Thanks matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: request Skype.com(TM) for a native version of Skype for FreeBSD
On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 3:40 AM, Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de wrote: Hello, Please support the request by sending ME TOO in the topic: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=563851 Thanks Done. matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: request Skype.com(TM) for a native version of Skype for FreeBSD
On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 3:40 AM, Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de wrote: Hello, Please support the request by sending ME TOO in the topic: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=563851 Thanks These are older but related: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=75963view=hl=freebsdfromsearch=1 http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=89360view=hl=freebsdfromsearch=1 http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=102238view=hl=freebsdfromsearch=1 Take a look at my last post on that forum. It seems that Skype is now using PulseAudio (only?) and that should be a step closer to a native FBSD client. matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: request Skype.com(TM) for a native version of Skype for FreeBSD
В Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:40:43 +0100 Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de пишет: Hello, Please support the request by sending ME TOO in the topic: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=563851 Thanks matthias Done. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Why skype can't see webcam?
I have webcamd running and can see my webcam using mplayer like this: mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:fps=30:device=/dev/video0 But skype can't see the video. It only sees /dev/video0 device but when I try testing it image is black. v4l support was recently added into 8.1: http://www.leidinger.net/blog/2010/07/29/v4l-support-in-the-linuxulator-mfced-to-8-stable/, this is related. Anybody knows why skype can't use video? On the other hand, I tried to debug this with 'truss -f', but -f flag doesn't follow descendants of the linux process for some reason as it should. Any way to work around this? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Why skype can't see webcam?
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Yuri y...@rawbw.com wrote: I have webcamd running and can see my webcam using mplayer like this: mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:fps=30:device=/dev/video0 I think this has come up a few times recently on the list, check the archives to see if it was solved. Could be mistaken, but I have a faint memory someone said it was working for them. Best, Alejandro Imass ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Why skype can't see webcam?
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Alejandro Imass a...@p2ee.org wrote: On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Yuri y...@rawbw.com wrote: I have webcamd running and can see my webcam using mplayer like this: mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:fps=30:device=/dev/video0 I think this has come up a few times recently on the list, check the archives to see if it was solved. Could be mistaken, but I have a faint memory someone said it was working for them. Best, Alejandro Imass This has came up a few times, but I cant confirm that there was a solution found for 8.1 Sam Fourman Jr. Fourman Networks http://www.fourmannetworks.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 08:00:28AM -1000, p...@pair.com wrote: in message 20100811124006.ga2...@borusse.ewmr.base, wrote Alex Huth thusly... Is anyone using skype on freebsd 8 and can tell me how to do the setup? Seem to be that there is no port and on the website i find no package for freebsd. Well, version 1.x does not work at all as in I was not able to log in after generating an account via web. Version 2.x as it existed in ports not too long ago was broken due to missing source file (not as in raw code but as in binaries). Then I searched for a possible solution that led me to download ... http://kobyla.info/soft/distfiles/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2 ... in /misc/ports/distfiles; edit net/skype/Makefile to set proper PORTVERSION; generate net/skpe/distinfo which led to successful install use of skype as in I could log in with the same password userid generated earlier place a call or two. - parv -- Thanks, works like a charm! Great! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Skype
Hello? Is anyone using skype on freebsd 8 and can tell me how to do the setup? Seem to be that there is no port and on the website i find no package for freebsd. THX Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:40:06 +0200 Alex Huth a.h...@tmr.net wrote: Hello? Is anyone using skype on freebsd 8 and can tell me how to do the setup? Seem to be that there is no port cd /usr/ports make search name=skype ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype
Hi Alex, In that case you can make maintainer and write an e-mail to that person. Of course, you can even lend a hand or take-over the port maintenance if the current maintainer has no time for it. Contributors are always welcomed. Another option would be to get the source from the skype website, compile and run it. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype
in message 20100811124006.ga2...@borusse.ewmr.base, wrote Alex Huth thusly... Is anyone using skype on freebsd 8 and can tell me how to do the setup? Seem to be that there is no port and on the website i find no package for freebsd. Well, version 1.x does not work at all as in I was not able to log in after generating an account via web. Version 2.x as it existed in ports not too long ago was broken due to missing source file (not as in raw code but as in binaries). Then I searched for a possible solution that led me to download ... http://kobyla.info/soft/distfiles/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2 ... in /misc/ports/distfiles; edit net/skype/Makefile to set proper PORTVERSION; generate net/skpe/distinfo which led to successful install use of skype as in I could log in with the same password userid generated earlier place a call or two. - parv -- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Anybody can use webcam in skype in 8.1?
I had a similar problem under linux the other day, if that helps. I ended up setting the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to modify how skype gets linked at runtime. In bash: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype Again that's on linux, so it's probably not relevant, or even if it is, the shared object file will be in a different location. Sorry I'm not of much help. Maybe someone else can do better. -Moduok- On 7/17/10, Yuri y...@rawbw.com wrote: I am trying to make webcam work with skype. webcamd-0.1.14 creates functioning device /dev/video0 that works in mplayer and pwcview. Skype complained that some VIDIOCAP flag is missing. So I applied the patch: I patched kernel with this patch: linux_v4l.diff from http://leidinger.net/FreeBSD/linuxolator/ and copied over compat/linux/linux_videodev.h from the trunk. Skype now says there is vidio0 device, but video test fails and image isn't passed to the peers. Did you succeed with video in skype? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Anybody can use webcam in skype in 8.1?
On 07/18/2010 07:27, Modulok wrote: I had a similar problem under linux the other day, if that helps. I ended up setting the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to modify how skype gets linked at runtime. In bash: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype Again that's on linux, so it's probably not relevant, or even if it is, the shared object file will be in a different location. Sorry I'm not of much help. Maybe someone else can do better. -Moduok- Thanks for this info. I noticed that there is no linux port for libv4l from which /usr/local/lib/libv4l2.so.0 comes. I am not sure now what skype is doing without it's Linux version, why it doesn't complain. Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Anybody can use webcam in skype in 8.1?
On 07/18/2010 07:27, Modulok wrote: I had a similar problem under linux the other day, if that helps. I ended up setting the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to modify how skype gets linked at runtime. In bash: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype Again that's on linux, so it's probably not relevant, or even if it is, the shared object file will be in a different location. Sorry I'm not of much help. Maybe someone else can do better. -Moduok- I noticed that there is even no linux port of libv4l on FreeBSD. Maybe this is the issue with skype? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Anybody can use webcam in skype in 8.1?
I am trying to make webcam work with skype. webcamd-0.1.14 creates functioning device /dev/video0 that works in mplayer and pwcview. Skype complained that some VIDIOCAP flag is missing. So I applied the patch: I patched kernel with this patch: linux_v4l.diff from http://leidinger.net/FreeBSD/linuxolator/ and copied over compat/linux/linux_videodev.h from the trunk. Skype now says there is vidio0 device, but video test fails and image isn't passed to the peers. Did you succeed with video in skype? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
I'm in the same boat as you. I just finished installing video4bsd + webcamd + skype, and skype isn't able to detect the webcam, while pwcview works fine. Anyone have any thoughts on the matter? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
On 04/02/10 22:41, Paul Procacci wrote: I'm in the same boat as you. I just finished installing video4bsd + webcamd + skype, and skype isn't able to detect the webcam, while pwcview works fine. Anyone have any thoughts on the matter? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Wait, you just finished installing Skype? From where? The port is broken because the package isn't retrievable. Do you have a copy you'd be willing to share (you can send it directly to my email address, I have no (known) limits and no box quotas). -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content copyright under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org Please do not CC me. If I'm posting to a list it is because I am subscribed. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: skype webcam no device found
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Chris Whitehouse cwhi...@onetel.com wrote: Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. How did you get Skype to run? The current port (in FBSD 8) is pointing to a file no longer provided by Skype and the linux compat stuff was a bit confusing when I tried to do it by hand. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. thanks Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
El día Thursday, April 01, 2010 a las 06:42:20AM -0400, Alejandro Imass escribió: On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Chris Whitehouse cwhi...@onetel.com wrote: Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. How did you get Skype to run? The current port (in FBSD 8) is pointing to a file no longer provided by Skype and the linux compat stuff was a bit confusing when I tried to do it by hand. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. Skype from the ports runs fine in: $ uname -a FreeBSD current.Sisis.de 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #5: Sun Jan 10 09:55:14 CET 2010 g...@current.sisis.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 $ pkg_info | fgrep skype skype-2.0.0.72,1P2P VoIP software $ including a webCam based on pwc(4) kernel mod; matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the imperialistic Israel?Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con el imperialismo de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de wrote: El día Thursday, April 01, 2010 a las 06:42:20AM -0400, Alejandro Imass escribió: On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Chris Whitehouse cwhi...@onetel.com wrote: Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. How did you get Skype to run? The current port (in FBSD 8) is pointing to a file no longer provided by Skype and the linux compat stuff was a bit confusing when I tried to do it by hand. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. Skype from the ports runs fine in: $ uname -a FreeBSD current.Sisis.de 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #5: Sun Jan 10 09:55:14 CET 2010 g...@current.sisis.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 $ pkg_info | fgrep skype skype-2.0.0.72,1 P2P VoIP software $ including a webCam based on pwc(4) kernel mod; matthias Well not in my system: lucifer# uname -a FreeBSD lucifer.yabarana.com 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:02:08 UTC 2009 r...@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 lucifer# make install clean === Vulnerability check disabled, database not found * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ATTENTION! Skype requires at least linux_base-fc6 which is NOT default at this time. If you don't have that version or above installed, hit 'control c' now! Please read /usr/ports/UPDATING 20080318 for update and install instructions. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * = skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2 doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/. = Attempting to fetch from http://download.skype.com/linux/. fetch: http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2: Not Found = Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/. fetch: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) = Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this = port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/net/skype. Best, Alejandro Imass -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the imperialistic Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con el imperialismo de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
On 04/01/10 13:22, Alejandro Imass wrote: On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Matthias Apitzg...@unixarea.de wrote: El día Thursday, April 01, 2010 a las 06:42:20AM -0400, Alejandro Imass escribió: On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Chris Whitehousecwhi...@onetel.com wrote: Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. How did you get Skype to run? The current port (in FBSD 8) is pointing to a file no longer provided by Skype and the linux compat stuff was a bit confusing when I tried to do it by hand. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. Skype from the ports runs fine in: $ uname -a FreeBSD current.Sisis.de 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #5: Sun Jan 10 09:55:14 CET 2010 g...@current.sisis.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 $ pkg_info | fgrep skype skype-2.0.0.72,1P2P VoIP software $ including a webCam based on pwc(4) kernel mod; matthias Well not in my system: lucifer# uname -a FreeBSD lucifer.yabarana.com 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:02:08 UTC 2009 r...@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 lucifer# make install clean === Vulnerability check disabled, database not found * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ATTENTION! Skype requires at least linux_base-fc6 which is NOT default at this time. If you don't have that version or above installed, hit 'control c' now! Please read /usr/ports/UPDATING 20080318 for update and install instructions. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * = skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2 doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/. = Attempting to fetch from http://download.skype.com/linux/. fetch: http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2: Not Found = Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/. fetch: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) = Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this = port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/net/skype. Best, Alejandro Imass -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 eg...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the imperialistic Israel?Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con el imperialismo de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Intrigued, I tested it here. FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:48:17 UTC 2009 /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 I already had installed linux-f10 (for flash plugin). Then - cd /usr/ports/net/skype - make depends (install dependecies) I downloaded skype static for GNU/Linux directly from skype website. Extracted the package in my own folder... Launched skype... it works out of the box at least for sending/receiving written messages. No sound for the moment, probably does it need any plugin or configuration or package ? (btw this would be another thread) A couple of messages kern.maxfiles are displayed and also one remembering a syscall is not implemented d ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
Alejandro Imass wrote: On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de wrote: El día Thursday, April 01, 2010 a las 06:42:20AM -0400, Alejandro Imass escribió: On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Chris Whitehouse cwhi...@onetel.com wrote: Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. How did you get Skype to run? The current port (in FBSD 8) is pointing to a file no longer provided by Skype and the linux compat stuff was a bit confusing when I tried to do it by hand. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. Skype from the ports runs fine in: $ uname -a FreeBSD current.Sisis.de 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #5: Sun Jan 10 09:55:14 CET 2010 g...@current.sisis.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 $ pkg_info | fgrep skype skype-2.0.0.72,1P2P VoIP software $ including a webCam based on pwc(4) kernel mod; matthias Well not in my system: lucifer# uname -a FreeBSD lucifer.yabarana.com 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:02:08 UTC 2009 r...@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 lucifer# make install clean === Vulnerability check disabled, database not found * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ATTENTION! Skype requires at least linux_base-fc6 I have linux_base-f10-10_2 and skype-2.0.0.72,1 (net/skype) installed from ports and it just worked - but so far without video and sound. FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Wed Mar 24 i386 Chris which is NOT default at this time. If you don't have that version or above installed, hit 'control c' now! Please read /usr/ports/UPDATING 20080318 for update and install instructions. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * = skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2 doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/. = Attempting to fetch from http://download.skype.com/linux/. fetch: http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2: Not Found = Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/. fetch: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) = Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this = port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/net/skype. Best, Alejandro Imass -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the imperialistic Israel?Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con el imperialismo de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Chris Whitehousecwhi...@onetel.com wrote: Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. [ snip lots of stuff about installing skype ] So, after that slight detour, does anyone have any idea how I can get my webcam recognised in skype? I'm using video4bsd-kmod-0.1.3 libv4l-0.6.4 v4l_compat-1.0.20100113 webcamd-0.1.4 pwcview-1.4.1_2 skype-2.0.0.72,1 linux_base-f10-10_2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #1 i386 GENERIC Is skype video working for anyone? thanks very much Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype webcam no device found
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:36:27 +0100 Chris Whitehouse wrote: I have linux_base-f10-10_2 and skype-2.0.0.72,1 (net/skype) installed from ports and it just worked - but so far without video and sound. FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Wed Mar 24 i386 Sound should work just fine with skype if it works with other soft. There is a nice and tiny port audio/rawrec which I use to test the sound subsystem. As for video I've never managed to use a webcam (I didn't try hard though). -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone Internet SP FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
skype webcam no device found
Hi, I have my webcam setup and working and I can see stuff in pwcview. But skype tells me 'no device found' for video. I've tried various combinations of with/without webcamd and pwcview running, also as root, _and_ restarting webcamd each time, but no joy. Any suggestions very gratefully received. thanks Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: video cam with room view for FreeBSD Skype
El día Friday, March 05, 2010 a las 04:33:43PM +0100, Bas v.d. Wiel escribió: I would like to have a bigger model to do the same with a group of colleagues on my side, i.e. put the cam 3-4 meter away from the table. Does someone knows a good model for doing that, wall or table mounted and with a long USB cable, and supported in FreeBSD 8-CURRENT? Thx matthias In the past I've had reasonable succes using a standard camcorder over firewire to do things like this. It's been a few years though. If using firewire isn't an issue for you, I'd be happy to delve into my pile of notes and see if I can find you something of a howto. The advantage of a firewire camera is in the much more standardized protocol between PC and camera. Hello Bas, Thanks for you kind reply to my quest. I've never used any device via firewire; I see that there are man pages firewire(4) and fwe(4), but I have no clue, how this connection of a cam is physically made; can I connect such cam to my laptop or do I need a special PCI card, for example (i.e. build up some PC for my purpose, which could be an option too)? and: will the result work with Skype? I'd be happy to read your howto about; thanks in advance matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the imperialistic Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con el imperialismo de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
video cam with room view for FreeBSD Skype
Hello, To do normal Skype session (face2face) I'm using a USB video cam mounted on top of the lid of my laptop which is good supported by the pwc kernel module: Mar 5 09:39:57 current kernel: ugen4.2: Philips at usbus4 Mar 5 09:39:57 current kernel: pwc0: Philips product 0x0329, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.03, addr 2 on usbus4 Mar 5 09:39:58 current kernel: pwc0: This camera is equipped with a Sony CCD sensor + TDA8787 (32) I would like to have a bigger model to do the same with a group of colleagues on my side, i.e. put the cam 3-4 meter away from the table. Does someone knows a good model for doing that, wall or table mounted and with a long USB cable, and supported in FreeBSD 8-CURRENT? Thx matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the imperialistic Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con el imperialismo de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: video cam with room view for FreeBSD Skype
Matthias Apitz wrote: Hello, To do normal Skype session (face2face) I'm using a USB video cam mounted on top of the lid of my laptop which is good supported by the pwc kernel module: Mar 5 09:39:57 current kernel: ugen4.2: Philips at usbus4 Mar 5 09:39:57 current kernel: pwc0: Philips product 0x0329, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.03, addr 2 on usbus4 Mar 5 09:39:58 current kernel: pwc0: This camera is equipped with a Sony CCD sensor + TDA8787 (32) I would like to have a bigger model to do the same with a group of colleagues on my side, i.e. put the cam 3-4 meter away from the table. Does someone knows a good model for doing that, wall or table mounted and with a long USB cable, and supported in FreeBSD 8-CURRENT? Thx matthias In the past I've had reasonable succes using a standard camcorder over firewire to do things like this. It's been a few years though. If using firewire isn't an issue for you, I'd be happy to delve into my pile of notes and see if I can find you something of a howto. The advantage of a firewire camera is in the much more standardized protocol between PC and camera. Bas ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Why in f10 scim doesn't work from skype?
Yuri y...@rawbw.com writes: When I switched from fc6 to f10 scim stopped working in skype. It shows the prompt but only English language is available. In fc6 scim worked fine from skype. Aha, this time you gave some additional info which may be helpful. I believe scim picks up environment variables: LANG, XMODIFIERS, QT_IM_MODULE, XIM, XIM_PROGRAM and displays languages based on them. So I think linux infrastructure modifies some of those variables. How can I know the current environment variables of the running process? Anyone has a solution for this problem? Not a solution but a wild guess... You get linux scim with -f10- ports semi-working. That may be due to the difference of directory/file structures for -f6- and -f10- cases. In general linuxulator first search a file/directory at /compat/linux prefix. If not found the search is made at / directory. But IFF needed file/directory is found at prefix /compat/linux the search stops. Usually we remove those directories (from a linux distro before installing) when native FreeBSD should be used. Example: /var, /tmp directories are removed form linux_base ports and are not installed to /compat/linux. So native /var, /tmp are used at run time. The same should be for scim configuration file as well as some other directories/files searched at run time. They should be removed so apropriate FreeBSD destination is used. I guess that there may be some directory/file structure difference between -f6- and -f10- cases which causes you a trouble. To be more precise, I suspect that some directory/file get created/installed at -10- case which prevent scim to work as expected. Besides, there may be a case if some needed linux files/libraries are not installed when using -f10- while they are installed when using -f6- ports. Please, give those assuptions a try and report back your results. -- WBR, bsam ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Why in f10 scim doesn't work from skype?
When I switched from fc6 to f10 scim stopped working in skype. It shows the prompt but only English language is available. In fc6 scim worked fine from skype. I believe scim picks up environment variables: LANG, XMODIFIERS, QT_IM_MODULE, XIM, XIM_PROGRAM and displays languages based on them. So I think linux infrastructure modifies some of those variables. How can I know the current environment variables of the running process? Anyone has a solution for this problem? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Why in f10 scim doesn't work from skype?
Yuri wrote: How can I know the current environment variables of the running process? Anyone has a solution for this problem? Checkout the ps(1) man page. The '-e' flag will cause the environment of each listed process to be printed out. eg: % ps -ew -p $$ PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND 4425 p1 Rs 0:00.23 WRASTER_COLOR_RESOLUTION0=4 WMAKER_BIN_NAME=wmaker DISPLAY=:0.0 USER=matthew MAIL=/home/matthew/Maildir/ (you'll need to add a few more 'w's to the command line to get the whole thing) Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Why in f10 scim doesn't work from skype?
Matthew Seaman wrote: % ps -ew -p $$ Thanks, I got the environment. And it looks the same. But scim shows only English options in it's box. Anyone knows why would it not show all languages? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Why scim menu in skype missing languages?
I upgraded to OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f10 (from f6) in /etc/make.conf. And now scim menu from linux skype doesn't allow to choose any languages but English. How to fix? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype 2.1 beta for linux
Em Qui, 2009-09-03 às 00:24 +0200, Martin Wilke escreveu: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 09:27:40PM +0300, Andriy Gapon wrote: Just noticed this: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/ It doesn't work, this version missing the OSS support, I talked to the guys we get later a oss version! Interesting... in the site it says it uses pulseaudio... if it uses pulseaudio, will work with FreeBSD - - Martin -- Andriy Gapon ___ freebsd-emulat...@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-emulation-unsubscr...@freebsd.org - -- +---+---+ | PGP: 0xB1E6FCE9 | Jabber : miwi(at)BSDCrew.de | | Skype : splash_111 | Mail : miwi(at)FreeBSD.org | +---+---+ | Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest! | +---+---+ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkqe8IcACgkQdLJIhLHm/OmkxACg00eR6eTBtWR6EbFPaEuciVRy AgwAoNUiEBM3ZnDzFkIx52dBPQsqEaPk =BS/5 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-po...@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Problem calling through skype
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 15:25, Yuri y...@rawbw.com wrote: Beginning from some recent ports update (? maybe) I get a problem making voice calls with Skype. Symptoms are: All calls disconnect after exactly one minute. Time counter on top of the window runs slow. Like one second per 7 real seconds. Version is 2.0.0.72 but it used to work ok for a long time so it doesn't seem to be related to version. It's either something with update of other packages, or some change in protocol not well taken by linux skype run on freebsd. Anyone sees similar problem? Yes, I've seen the same behaviour. Also, trying to play the voicemail greeting is messed up. It's very choppy and distorted. Did anyone find any clues? Joey ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Problem calling through skype
Joey Mingrone wrote: Yes, I've seen the same behaviour. Also, trying to play the voicemail greeting is messed up. It's very choppy and distorted. Did anyone find any clues? Joey This has been fixed in current. See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=134251 I don't know why this patch wasn't merged into 7.2. Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Problem calling through skype
Beginning from some recent ports update (? maybe) I get a problem making voice calls with Skype. Symptoms are: All calls disconnect after exactly one minute. Time counter on top of the window runs slow. Like one second per 7 real seconds. Version is 2.0.0.72 but it used to work ok for a long time so it doesn't seem to be related to version. It's either something with update of other packages, or some change in protocol not well taken by linux skype run on freebsd. Anyone sees similar problem? Yuri FreeBSD-7.2 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD 7.1, skype not work
Hi people. Im'm use skype-2.0.0.72,1 on my FreeBSD FreeBSD user 7.0 FreeBSD 7.0 r...@user:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/user i386 with linux linux_base-fc6 /compat/linux/bin/uname -a Linux user 2.6.16 FreeBSD 7.0 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 just because skype2 not work with linux_base-fc4 because it have 2.4.x kernel and skype need 2.6.x. I'm update FreeBSD to 7.1-RELEASE-p1 freebsd-update fetch, install FreeBSD user 7.1-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p1 r...@user:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/user i386 After update I run skype and nothing happen. user# skype user# Thanks! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD 7.1, skype not work
On Tuesday 20 January 2009 01:21:43 Горбатовский Дмитрий wrote: Hi people. Im'm use skype-2.0.0.72,1 on my FreeBSD FreeBSD user 7.0 FreeBSD 7.0 r...@user:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/user i386 with linux linux_base-fc6 /compat/linux/bin/uname -a Linux user 2.6.16 FreeBSD 7.0 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 just because skype2 not work with linux_base-fc4 because it have 2.4.x kernel and skype need 2.6.x. I'm update FreeBSD to 7.1-RELEASE-p1 freebsd-update fetch, install FreeBSD user 7.1-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p1 r...@user:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/user i386 After update I run skype and nothing happen. user# skype user# Thanks! Try rebuilding your linux_base by following the instructions in UPDATING 20080318 and make sure you have linprocfs mounted. Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - be...@freebsd.org /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://people.freebsd.org/~beech X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Skype: akbeech / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.1R/announce.html --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD 7.1, skype not work
Hi people. Im'm use skype-2.0.0.72,1 on my FreeBSD FreeBSD user 7.0 FreeBSD 7.0 r...@user:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/user i386 with linux linux_base-fc6 /compat/linux/bin/uname -a Linux user 2.6.16 FreeBSD 7.0 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 just because skype2 not work with linux_base-fc4 because it have 2.4.x kernel and skype need 2.6.x. I'm update FreeBSD to 7.1-RELEASE-p1 freebsd-update fetch, install FreeBSD user 7.1-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p1 r...@user:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/user i386 After update I run skype and nothing happen. user# skype user# Thanks! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype permissions (linux_kdump output)
Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net writes: Here is the output of linux_kdump: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypeuser.txt This was from a ktrace as user. When I did that ktrace it it gave me the usual Permission denied message. Are you sure that the ktrace command was ktrace -i skype? WBR That was definitely the command. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that machine now, so I can't provide further input. When I'm able to get back there I'll let you know. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net writes: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Can you do ktrace -i skype as root and an ordinary user, then do kdump -m 128 output.txt for both of them, locate those *.txt files somewhere at ftp/web and post a link here? WBR -- bsam ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
re: Skype permissions (kdump output)
The output of kdump -m 128 can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypetrace.txt Thank you for your help. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype permissions (kdump output)
Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net writes: The output of kdump -m 128 can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypetrace.txt Well, kdump should really be linux_kdump (from devel/linux_kdump, better to install as a package). If you can't install the port, then send me two (for root and ordinary user) output files for ktrace at private email. WBR -- bsam ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype permissions (kdump output)
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 01:31:16PM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: The output of kdump -m 128 can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypetrace.txt please, use linux_kdump instead. -- Have fun! chd ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype permissions (kdump output)
Chagin Dmitry wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 01:31:16PM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: The output of kdump -m 128 can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypetrace.txt please, use linux_kdump instead. Well, Boris just emailed me about that, but I'm having a bit of a problem. When I try to install linux_kdump from the ports I get: === linux_kdump-1.5_2 does not build with the default linux base, use the package instead. *** Error code 1 But if I try to install it as a package pkg_add tells me the package doesn't exist. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype permissions (kdump output)
Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net writes: Chagin Dmitry wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 01:31:16PM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: The output of kdump -m 128 can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypetrace.txt please, use linux_kdump instead. Well, Boris just emailed me about that, but I'm having a bit of a problem. When I try to install linux_kdump from the ports I get: === linux_kdump-1.5_2 does not build with the default linux base, use the package instead. *** Error code 1 But if I try to install it as a package pkg_add tells me the package doesn't exist. You may try that one: ftp://ftp.ipt.ru/pub/linux/linux_kdump-1.5_2.tbz WBR -- bsam ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
re: Skype permissions (linux_kdump output)
Here is the output of linux_kdump: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypeuser.txt This was from a ktrace as user. When I did that ktrace it it gave me the usual Permission denied message. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Skype permissions (linux_kdump output)
Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net writes: Here is the output of linux_kdump: http://home.comcast.net/~remegius/skypeuser.txt This was from a ktrace as user. When I did that ktrace it it gave me the usual Permission denied message. Are you sure that the ktrace command was ktrace -i skype? WBR -- bsam ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
skype permissions
I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - be...@freebsd.org /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://people.freebsd.org/~beech X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Skype: akbeech / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.1R/announce.html --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
On Friday 16 January 2009 13:02:30 Rem P Roberti wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. Rem What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755 /usr/local/share/skype and start with: skype --resources=/usr/local/share/skype Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - be...@freebsd.org /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://people.freebsd.org/~beech X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Skype: akbeech / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.1R/announce.html --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
On Friday 16 January 2009 13:02:30 Rem P Roberti wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. Also try chmod a+rx /usr/local/share/skype/skype Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - be...@freebsd.org /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://people.freebsd.org/~beech X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Skype: akbeech / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.1R/announce.html --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 02:02:30PM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. I have never used skype, (might try one of these days) but is it possible you have to set the Set-UID bit? eg chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/skype ?? That's a little nasty, but... jerry Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
Beech Rintoul wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 13:02:30 Rem P Roberti wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. Rem What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755 /usr/local/share/skype and start with: skype --resources=/usr/local/share/skype Beech Yeah, I tried 755 earlier, and a+rx. No dice. Regardless of how I set the permissions (so far) when I try to launch as user I get the same Permission denied routine. Weird. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
Jerry McAllister wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 02:02:30PM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. I have never used skype, (might try one of these days) but is it possible you have to set the Set-UID bit? eg chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/skype ?? That's a little nasty, but... jerry It was worth a shot, but nothing doing. What's interesting is that on another system that had PC-BSD installed the program would play alright, but if you closed down the system and rebooted it would ask for root's password in order for Skype to play. Something's definitely weird here. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
Joakim Fogelberg wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Beech Rintoul be...@freebsd.org wrote: What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755 /usr/local/share/skype and start with: This did the trick for me. I just installed skype and: will-try# ls -l /usr/local/share/ | grep skype drwx--6 root wheel 512 Jan 17 00:13 skype After changing the permissions I am able to start skype from the Gnome menu. Thanks for the shot, Joakim, but that didn't work either. When calling Skype from user's command prompt still get the same result. BTW, I'm using Xfce as my desktop. Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
Beech Rintoul wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 13:02:30 Rem P Roberti wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the program is as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure out how to bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. Rem This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user and shouldn't require any permission changes. Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running? Beech The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 r...@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If I try to launch the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per UPDATING 20080318. Rem What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755 /usr/local/share/skype and start with: skype --resources=/usr/local/share/skype Beech Oops. I forgot to post this (gulp)...when I do the above this results: ELF interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2 not found Abort trap Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: skype permissions
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net wrote:
Joakim Fogelberg wrote:
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Beech Rintoul be...@freebsd.org wrote:
What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755
/usr/local/share/skype and start with:
This did the trick for me. I just installed skype and:
will-try# ls -l /usr/local/share/ | grep skype
drwx--6 root wheel 512 Jan 17 00:13 skype
After changing the permissions I am able to start skype from the Gnome
menu.
Thanks for the shot, Joakim, but that didn't work either. When calling
Skype
from user's command prompt still get the same result. BTW, I'm using Xfce
as my desktop.
Rem
Just for the record... I'm also able to start Skype from the command prompt.
I'm not sure if I really understand makefiles, but it seems to me that
/usr/local/share/skype are created with the following directive in
/usr/ports/net/skype/Makefile:
@cd ${WRKSRC}/${COPYTREE_SHARE} avatars icons sounds lang
${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}/
Maybe the directory should be created first? I.e. change it to the following:
@${INSTALL} -d ${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}
@cd ${WRKSRC}/${COPYTREE_SHARE} avatars icons sounds lang
${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}/
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Re: skype permissions
Joakim Fogelberg wrote:
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net wrote:
Joakim Fogelberg wrote:
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Beech Rintoul be...@freebsd.org wrote:
What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755
/usr/local/share/skype and start with:
This did the trick for me. I just installed skype and:
will-try# ls -l /usr/local/share/ | grep skype
drwx--6 root wheel 512 Jan 17 00:13 skype
After changing the permissions I am able to start skype from the Gnome
menu.
Thanks for the shot, Joakim, but that didn't work either. When calling
Skype
from user's command prompt still get the same result. BTW, I'm using Xfce
as my desktop.
Rem
Just for the record... I'm also able to start Skype from the command prompt.
I'm not sure if I really understand makefiles, but it seems to me that
/usr/local/share/skype are created with the following directive in
/usr/ports/net/skype/Makefile:
@cd ${WRKSRC}/${COPYTREE_SHARE} avatars icons sounds lang
${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}/
Maybe the directory should be created first? I.e. change it to the following:
@${INSTALL} -d ${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}
@cd ${WRKSRC}/${COPYTREE_SHARE} avatars icons sounds lang
${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}/
Joakim...
Which version of freebsd are you using? With all of the chmods that
I've been doing
things began to get a little bunged up. Couldn't even bring Skype up as
root. So I
deinstalled Skype via pkg-cutleaves and reinstalled. In the process I
had to also do a
deinstall/reinstall of linux_base-fc6. So now I'm back to the original
setup. I assume
that you followed the directives of UPDATING 20080318 in order for you
to get Skype
to work.
Rem
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Re: skype permissions
On Friday 16 January 2009 15:15:13 Joakim Fogelberg wrote:
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Rem P Roberti remeg...@comcast.net
wrote:
Joakim Fogelberg wrote:
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Beech Rintoul be...@freebsd.org
wrote:
What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755
/usr/local/share/skype and start with:
This did the trick for me. I just installed skype and:
will-try# ls -l /usr/local/share/ | grep skype
drwx--6 root wheel 512 Jan 17 00:13 skype
After changing the permissions I am able to start skype from the Gnome
menu.
Thanks for the shot, Joakim, but that didn't work either. When calling
Skype
from user's command prompt still get the same result. BTW, I'm using
Xfce as my desktop.
Rem
Just for the record... I'm also able to start Skype from the command
prompt.
What happens if you do: /usr/local/share/skype/skype as a normal user?
I'm not sure if I really understand makefiles, but it seems to me that
/usr/local/share/skype are created with the following directive in
/usr/ports/net/skype/Makefile:
@cd ${WRKSRC}/${COPYTREE_SHARE} avatars icons sounds lang
${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}/
Maybe the directory should be created first? I.e. change it to the
following: @${INSTALL} -d ${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}
@cd ${WRKSRC}/${COPYTREE_SHARE} avatars icons sounds lang
${PREFIX}/${SKYPEDIR}/
copytree_share does create the dir first if it doesn't exist. FWIW, I loaded
xfwm and tried to reproduce this, but it works fine as a normal user on my
-current box. I doubt if it would be any different on a 7.x box. I've seen
this problem once or twice before, but both me and Skype are at a loss to
explain why it's happening. I'll chat with the Skype devs later this evening
and see if one of them has any suggestions.
Beech
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