<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype<br><br>When I typed the above into System Control Panel - Console with root password the Logitech Quickcam worked OK. However I doubt that without root the camera will work in Skype. Is there away to set Mandriva to do this without having to type this each time?<br>Any Ideas?<br>Moshe<br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 26/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo <i><mbrace700@yahoo.co.uk></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo <mbrace700@yahoo.co.uk><br>Subject: Skype Webcam problems<br>To: "Linux-il" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il><br>Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 12:29 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1358316399"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;
font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none;" valign="top">No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately
don't remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in
the Preview. <br>
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I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line <br><br>
"options quickcam compatible=6" as I saw in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.linuxquestions.org">www.linuxquestions.org</a> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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I also tried both<br>
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LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype<br>
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I have a Quickcam Chat 8.4.8<br>
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In Mandriva 2008.1 Spring edition I had a Pixart PAC2007 connected quite successfully.<br>
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Anybody got any ideas. Funny though Ekiga and Cheese the Camera works
OK with a very clear sharp picture no green and flashing screen. <br><br>I have
a feeling that Skype doesn't know where the device is; In the Skype
options it has<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Camera /dev/device0</span><br>
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[root@localhost ~]# lsusb<br>
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Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub<br>
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>
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Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend
Information, Inc.<br>
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Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F<br>
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002<br>
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>
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Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002<br>
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc.<br>
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>
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[root@localhost ~]#<br>
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