Comment 2 for bug 292899

thanks very much.

let me try.

Mike.G

2008/11/6 jbradi <email address hidden>

> Till the solution is released, I solved the skype problem with this post
> of Alejandro Vargas:
>
>
> http://forum.skype.com/index.php?s=a5cc6d5a8769cb4fe5d34fe70bb93a79&showtopic=225971
>
>
> The solution for this problem (and may be with other webcams with similar
> problems) is this (thanks to Hans de Goede for writing this libraries):
>
> 1) check http://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/3636.html and download the
> lastest version of the libraries. Now it is:
>
> 2) $ wget http://people.atrpms.net/~hdegoede/libv4l-0.5.1.tar.gz<http://people.atrpms.net/%7Ehdegoede/libv4l-0.5.1.tar.gz>
>
> 3) unpack the tar:
> $ tar zcvf libv4l-0.5.1.tar.gz
>
> 4) make and install:
> $ make; sudo make install
>
> 5) run skype preloading some of the new libraries:
>
>
> LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libv4lconvert.so:/usr/local/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
> skype
>
> or add: "export
>
> LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libv4lconvert.so:/usr/local/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so"
> to your init scripts and run skype normally.
>
> This libraries hacks the access to video devices and makes the needed
> conversions in userspace.
>
> --
> I use cheesee can saw the webcam work success,but skype failed
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292899
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