Kieth Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) I know this topic has been covered several times, even by me, but this time I can't figure out how to get the video working. I've googled until my eyes are starting to bug out. I think I'm just missing a file somewhere, but I obviously cannot find it. As always, I'm mine own worse enemy. The problem was caused by my upgrading my system, then "demoting" it back to 2009.1. After I quit using 2009 a couple of years ago, my computer just wasn't been the same, but always had some annoying "twitches" here and there. When I had 2009.1 the first time, the video in skype was working, and even with 2010, but after going to 2011, no. I even went to using backports from MIB. That's when things were the best, but still not perfect. I got frustrated with it all, and decided to return to 2009.1. I think my computer is just getting too old for the new programs. Anyway, back to my present problem. I'm still using the script that Ian wrote for me. V4l works, because when I put this command, vlc v4l:///dev/video0, in console, vlc comes on. Obviously my web cam works with cheese, too. If I start skype in console, there are no messages. Ideas? Thanks, Kieth Edited June 20, 2012 by Kieth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Try running skype from the console and see what it complains about in the console window. This is the best way to see what's going on, usually if something is missing it will tell you. I have a feeling though that the module is either not loaded for the camera, or the wrong one, or conflict between two modules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks for the reply. When I open up skype in console, it doesn't complain about anything. Then I go to options in skype and test the video, and there are still no complaints. With the command dmesg | less, I get the following reading about CIF, which is my web cam. usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=093a, idProduct=2468 usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 2-1: Product: CIF Single Chip usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Pixart Imaging Inc. usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice gspca: main v2.4.0 registered gspca: probing 093a:2468 pac207: Pixart Sensor ID 0x27 Chips ID 0x00 pac207: Pixart PAC207BCA Image Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid 0x093A:0x2468) gspca: probe ok usbcore: registered new interface driver pac207 pac207: registered usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 EXT4 FS on sdb1, internal journal on sdb1:8 Thanks again. Kieth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Check that this file exists: /usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Yup, it's there. In the same directory, there's also v4l2convert.so. In fact, with the script you gave me, I also tried that other file, with no luck of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I enable main, contrib, non-free, plf free and plf non-free backports, did a normal update via console (with MCC, it didn't give me any updates), and now the video works. Others can see me now!!! (Lucky them!! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Bergen Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I enable main, contrib, non-free, plf free and plf non-free backports, did a normal update via console (with MCC, it didn't give me any updates), and now the video works. Others can see me now!!! (Lucky them!! ) For what it's worth updating via MCC only looks at repositories marked as Update whereas urpmi --auto-update looks at all enabled repositories, even newly added ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 For what it's worth updating via MCC only looks at repositories marked as Update whereas urpmi --auto-update looks at all enabled repositories, even newly added ones. Ahhhhh, that explains it. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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