[ubuntu-uk] Webcams again

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

On 12/08/2011 10:05, Tony Pursell wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-08-12 at 08:56 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> > I've noticed some dirt cheap webcams in places like Wilkos and B&M for
> > round about £10 (with microphones). Names are things like Itexet (AFAIR)
> > Anyone tested these?
> >
>
>         Best is to look for a good deal on a Logitech webcam then go 
> to the
>         Logitech site and see if it is one of their UVC (USB Video Class)
>         standard webcams which are fully supported in Linux
>
> http://www.quickcamteam.net/devices
>
>         I did see a report that someone had done a lot of fantastic 
> work to get
>         other types of webcams supported, but I would stick to UVC.
>
>
I discovered an old Logitech webcam in a cupboard - I /think/ it might 
be a C120 but I don't know - there are no marks on it that I can see.
I ran Live Cds both for Ubuntu 11.04 and Linux Mint, installed Cheese 
and Skype. Cheese could open the webcam in both, but the latest Skype 
edition, 2.2 beta, although it could see the webcam was there, wouldn't 
open it, on EITHER distros.
I don't really want to install a distro to my (small) HDD until I can 
get that sorted.
Is there a problem with the current version of Skype? My Netbook (which 
is currently awaiting a new screen as it got cracked) has a built-in 
webcam and that gets used by Skype OK "OOTB"!