<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/ Some people think that these Phillips drivers will work.<br><br>http://www.quickcamteam.net/software/linux/drivers/spca5xx-webcam-driver<br><br>http://www.quickcamteam.net/devices/non-uvc-webcams<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 27/2/09, 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: Fw: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good [Incident: 090227-000923]<br>To: "Linux-il" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il><br>Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 11:14 AM<br><br><div id="yiv1253903239"><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;" valign="top">Logitechs reply<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 27/2/09, Logitech EMEA Support <i><logitech_support_en@mailca.custhelp.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Logitech EMEA Support <logitech_support_en@mailca.custhelp.com><br>Subject: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good [Incident: 090227-000923]<br>To: mbrace700@yahoo.co.uk<br>Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 11:01 AM<br><br><div id="yiv697229225">
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<tr><td class="text" bgcolor="#c6d3ba"><b> Response (Stephen Hii)</b></td><td class="text" align="right" bgcolor="#c6d3ba">27/02/2009 10.01 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td class="text" colspan="2">Dear Mr. Brace,<br><br>Thank you for contacting Logitech’s Electrical Support.<br><br>I understand that Quickcam Chat is not working properly with your Skype Linux.<br><br>Mr. Brace, with regards to your issue, I am sorry that we do not provide support for Linux operating system. Therefore we do not have any working software drivers for Linux as well.<br><br>You can try google for some third party Linux software drivers which might solve your green image issue.<br><br>If you have any additional questions or comments regarding your product, please feel free to visit our website at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.logitech.com">http://www.logitech.com</a> and update this incident.<br><br>Happy a nice day!<br><br>Kind Regards,<br>Stephen
Hii<br>Logitech Europe SA<br>European Customer Support</td></tr>
<tr><td class="text" bgcolor="#a0c4de"><b> Customer (Moshe Brace)</b></td><td class="text" align="right" bgcolor="#a0c4de">26/02/2009 07.57 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td class="text" colspan="2">Dear Sirs,<br>I have been given a Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Chat which has a built in Mike. When trying to use with Skype Linux 2.0.0.72 the picture is green and flashing. The Webcam works OK with Cheese and Ekiga programmes. <br><br>[root@localhost ~]# lsusb<br><br>Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub<br>Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001<br>Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc.<br>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>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><br>[root@localhost ~]#<br><br>As makers of this Webcam can you please give me assistance? I have tried <br><br>Today it worked once and once only with:<br><br>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><br>Thanking you in advance<br>Moshe<br><br>========================<br>Before:<br><br>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><br>I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line<br><br>"options quickcam compatible=6" as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org<br><br>I also tried both<br><br>LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype<br><br>LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype</td></tr>
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<tbody><tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Product Level 1: </b></td><td class="data">Logitech</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Product Level 2: </b></td><td class="data">Cameras</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Product Level 3: </b></td><td class="data">QuickCam Chat</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Date Created: </b></td><td class="data">26/02/2009 07.57 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Last Updated: </b></td><td class="data">27/02/2009 10.01 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Status: </b></td><td class="data">Waiting</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>M/N: </b></td><td class="data">8.4.8</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>PID or S/N: </b></td><td class="data">None</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>P/N : </b></td><td class="data">None</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Operating System: </b></td><td class="data">Linux</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Logitech Software: </b></td><td class="data">Not Applicable</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Software Version: </b></td><td class="data">xx.x.x</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Downloaded latest SW: </b></td><td class="data">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="250"><b>Computer Brand: </b></td><td class="data">Other</td></tr>
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