Thread: getting webcam to work in skype

i'm newbie ubuntu (9.10) , have been unable webcam work in skype.

works fine in cheese.

lsusb yields:

bus 005 device 005: id 0a5c:4503 broadcom corp.
bus 005 device 004: id 0a5c:4502 broadcom corp.
bus 005 device 003: id 413c:8126 dell computer corp. wireless 355 bluetooth
bus 005 device 002: id 0a5c:4500 broadcom corp.
bus 005 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub
bus 004 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub
bus 003 device 002: id 093a:2468 pixart imaging, inc. cammaestro 2.5du/x-eye/orite sc-120/icgear travelcam/easy snap snake eye webcam
bus 003 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub
bus 001 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub
bus 002 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub

dmesg output

[based on looking around on forums, figured wouldn't hurt add this]
[ 2.556659] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev

[ 2.560587] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid



[ 20.215176] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb

[ 4687.774412] process `skype' using obsolete setsockopt so_bsdcompat
[ 4835.589072] ce: hpet increasing min_delta_ns 22500 nsec
[ 4969.226288] ce: hpet increasing min_delta_ns 33750 nsec
[19757.068081] usb 3-1: new full speed usb device using uhci_hcd , address 2
[19757.356351] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen 1 choice
[19757.422318] linux video capture interface: v2.00
[19757.455990] gspca: main v2.6.0 registered
[19757.462536] gspca: probing 093a:2468
[19757.465124] pac207: pixart sensor id 0x27 chips id 0x08
[19757.465132] pac207: pixart pac207bca image processor , control chip detected (vid/pid 0x093a:0x2468)
[19757.470252] gspca: probe ok
[19757.470299] usbcore: registered new interface driver pac207
[19757.470307] pac207: registered


[ 1.633062] usb 5-2: new full speed usb device using uhci_hcd , address 2
[ 1.794838] linux agpgart interface v0.103
[ 1.799073] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: intel 945gm chipset
[ 1.799830] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: detected 7932k stolen memory
[ 1.816386] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: agp aperture 256m @ 0xd0000000
[ 1.838586] acpi device:2a: registered cooling_device2
[ 1.838962] input: video bus /devices/lnxsystm:00/device:00/pnp0a03:00/device:27/input/input5
[ 1.839030] acpi: video device [vid1] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
[ 1.839092] usb 5-2: configuration #1 chosen 1 choice
[ 1.839103] acpi warning: \_sb_.pci0.vid2._dod: return package has no elements (empty) 20090521 nspredef-434
[ 1.839191] input: video bus /devices/lnxsystm:00/device:00/pnp0a03:00/device:2c/input/input6
[ 1.839221] acpi: video device [vid2] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
[ 1.841740] hub 5-2:1.0: usb hub found
[ 1.843453] hub 5-2:1.0: 3 ports detected
[ 1.912950] [drm] initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 1.933226] i915 0000:00:02.0: pci int -> gsi 16 (level, low) -> irq 16
[ 1.933237] i915 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer 64
[ 1.958737] b44 0000:03:00.0: pci int -> gsi 17 (level, low) -> irq 17
[ 2.032096] ssb: sonics silicon backplane found on pci device 0000:03:00.0
[ 2.032132] b44.c:v2.0
[ 2.032172] ohci1394 0000:03:01.0: pci int -> gsi 19 (level, low) -> irq 19
[ 2.052951] eth0: broadcom 44xx/47xx 10/100baset ethernet 00:19:b9:4d:f8:6e
[ 2.094132] ohci1394: fw-host0: ohci-1394 1.1 (pci): irq=[19] mmio=[ef9fd800-ef9fdfff] max packet=[2048] ir/it contexts=[4/4]
[ 2.149376] usb 5-2.1: new full speed usb device using uhci_hcd , address 3
[ 2.294480] usb 5-2.1: configuration #1 chosen 1 choice
[ 2.381452] usb 5-2.2: new full speed usb device using uhci_hcd , address 4
[ 2.437025] [drm] tv-14: set mode ntsc 480i 0
[ 2.528473] usb 5-2.2: configuration #1 chosen 1 choice
[ 2.556659] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[ 2.560208] input: broadcom corp /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb5/5-2/5-2.2/5-2.2:1.0/input/input7
[ 2.560512] generic-usb 0003:0a5c:4502.0001: input,hidraw0: usb hid v1.11 keyboard [broadcom corp] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-2.2/input0
[ 2.560587] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 2.560592] usbhid: v2.6:usb hid core driver
[ 2.564014] [drm] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[ 2.564026] [drm] initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[ 2.617377] usb 5-2.3: new full speed usb device using uhci_hcd , address 5
[ 2.632202] [drm] lvds-8: set mode 1280x800 17
[ 2.764485] usb 5-2.3: configuration #1 chosen 1 choice
[ 2.772900] input: broadcom corp /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb5/5-2/5-2.3/5-2.3:1.0/input/input8




luvcview output

luvcview 0.2.4

sdl information:
video driver: x11
window manager available
device information:
device path: /dev/video0
stream settings:
error: requested frame format mjpg not available , no fallback format found.
init v4l2 failed !! exit fatal

tried adding line
ld_preload=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

, didn't make difference.

i'm running beta version of skype: 2.1.0.81

on dell inspiron e1505 laptop. audio in skype works fine.

video options window in skype says:
cif single chip (/dev/video0)

ls -la /dev/video0 output

crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 0 2010-02-08 21:47 /dev/video0



thanks!

sorry, should have read whole post before writing...
never mind...

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