NO video picture with Skype (Beta) & Logitech QuickCam Communicate S

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 20:25 +0100, Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Schöne Grüsse ins Ländle, Thomas ! ;-)
> 
> Au as Grüssli i d'Schwiiz, svobi ;-)

Haha, Diini Grüessli gönd aber noch Malaysia !! ;-))


> > The ll or li or il made me curios and on you website I see FL 
> > our eastern neighbor !! ;-))
> > Been in your village quite often for business and to visit 
> > Heidegger's and the famous Alpina's. ;-D
> 
> Heidegger's are located in the same town I life in and not so far away from my 
> place :-)

Get a cool ride with the latest B5, my dream car, and let me know how
you like it !


> > Thank you for the hint how to install camorama:
> > With Synaptic it didn't work !
> > With your "sudo command" I got it and noticed an interesting comment, 
> > something like re-installing a deselected (!?) package !!?? ;-|
> 
> That's normal, during the initial install of the system not all (available) 
> packages are installed, so deselected.
>
> > I really do not know having it UN-installed earlier !!!
> 
> You didn't it was just NOT installed by the base system -> Ubuntu install CD.
> 
> > 
> > The cheaper Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX works ...
> > ... the displayed picture indeed is very very poor, 
> > it's very dark and the colors are far from authentic ! ;-|
> 
> The cam is working. Your problem is Skype. I should install Skype to see how my 
> webcams work with skype ;-)

I would love to learn why your Skype with the webcam is working and 
MINE isn't !!! ;-D


> > The more expensive Logitech Quickcam Notebook for Pro 
> > refuses to work. ;-(
> 
> Can you post the USB ID of this cam. The command is "lsmod" in a terminal.
> And for the "cheaper" cam, too (I'm lazy to look through all mails to find it).

I recognized the following 4 entries and hope they are what you asked:

gspca 608336 0
videodev 29312 1 gspca
v412_common 1 videodev
v311_compat 1 videodev


> > Just downloaded gspca and would love some more info and/or 
> > instruction how to patch and use it !?
> 
> Nothing to patch!
> First of all, you have to check if you really need the newest gspca version!
> Check http://mxhaard.free.fr/news.html, the version of gspca included in Ubuntu 
> Gutsy is 01.00.12. Check all the newer version and see if there was a change for 
> your cam. If not, you are fine with the Ubuntu version of gspca.
> 
> When you still want to compile the newest gspca version, just drop a mail to 
> this list or private to me.

At the moment and as newbie I try to avoid any more complicated
installation 
or even modification and patches !
Would like to learn more about it later !!


> > Your "Rat und Tat" is very appreciated, TIA !
> 
> I think I did :-)

Oh, yes, Dangge schöön !! ;-D
Cheers, svobi