Fw: Webcam driver Can someone make me .rpm auto install file?

[Shlomi Fish]

On Sunday 08 February 2009 14:21:48 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote:
> No answer to you I saw this file on a website. 

I see. Searching for sn9c1xx, I see that this driver is now part of the 
kernel. You can load it by typing as root:

{{{
modprobe sn9c102
}}}

No need to prepare an outdated package.

> Strange how Webcam in Skype
> worked on Mandriva 2008.1 OK and  doesn't on 2009.0 

It could be attributed to many factors, including the fact that Skype has a 
bug. 

> I would change distros
> and leave Mandriva however I would need a Gnome desktop and be able to type
> in Hebrew. 

I would recommend against distribution hopping. You can try installing a new 
distribution under a new partition just to see if the problem goes away. As 
for a GNOME desktop and typing in Hebrew - most distributions should support 
that including Fedora, Ubuntu, MEPIS, and less newbie-friendly distributions 
such as Gentoo, Debian or Archlinux.

In any case, I suggest you try the following:

1. Does Skype running under a new UNIX user account exhibits the same problem? 
If everything is OK there, then something may be problematic in your existing 
user's configuration.

2. Try asking on forums of Skype, Mandriva, Linux in general, etc. Someone may 
have a solution.

3. Try reporting this problem on bug-trackers of Skype or on 
http://qa.mandriva.com/ .

4. You said that Ekiga recognises the webcam fine. You can try strace'ing 
Skype to see where it goes wrong as far as drivers are concerned. In any case, 
I'd recommend against using Skype because it is proprietary, uses an 
undocumented and encrypted (but still not secure) protocol, had many severe 
security vulnerabilities discovered in it in the past, and the parent company 
has gone to great lengths to obfuscate the code and disable transparency:

* http://xrl.us/befg7i

* http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/07/open-source-skype-scuppered.html

* http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/355

* http://www.google.com/search?q=securiteam%20skype

If any of your friends use Skype, I suggest you instruct them to move to a 
more secure and open program.

> Can anyone suggest a distro that is easy to install programmes I
> could use.  I am a newbe and need ease of installation besides dual
> language.Moshe

It's "newbie" not newbe". You can try Fedora or MEPIS or whatever, but first I 
suggest you try my other suggestions and don't give up on your current setup 
so quickly.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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