Webcam hardware/software advice for Fedora 8

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 12:33 +0000, Amadeus W.M. wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:40:25 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 05:46 +0300, Waleed Harbi wrote:
> >> I intalled latest skype، and you need instal UVC webcam driver
> > 
> > Or maybe the GSPCA driver (from Livna), depending on your camera
> > make/model.
> > 
> > Then see the Skype -> Options -> Video Devices tab.  Latest Skype is
> > skype-2.0.0.68-fc5.i586.
> > 
> > 
> [...]
> 
> 
> Are you saying that skype only works with the uvc or the gspca drivers? 
> Because I do have the Quickcam working under linux (e.g. I can grab 
> images with xawtv), and lsmod shows 
> 
> quickcam_messenger     14917  0 
> usbvideo               25925  1 quickcam_messenger
> 
> so these are the drivers it's using. Skype does see the camera, but when 
> I click on "TEST" in the little test window under options/video, the 
> window remains black, no image. And also I don't have any start/stop 
> video buttons in the chat window, or in any menu in skype.

Sorry, no that's not what I intended to suggest.  If the camera is
working, Skype should see it.

On the other hand, I had the following mysterious experience the other
day:  Suddenly, Skype wouldn't see the camera (same symptoms you
describe).   After fooling around with a couple of other camera apps and
rebooting (and I don't recall for sure in what sequence I did these
things), it started working again.

Do you have the latest Skype, latest kernel, latest version of your
camera driver?
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                Matthew Saltzman

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