Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:00:12 +0200 From: "Luchesar V. ILIEV" <luchesar.iliev@gmail.com> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: v4l + webcamd + Logitech C210 + Skype (FreeBSD 8-stable) Message-ID: <4D3D3F9C.9010608@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201101232040.p0NKecDg053547@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <201101232040.p0NKecDg053547@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On 01/23/2011 22:40, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to get Skype working with video support on my > 8-stable machine at home. I've got a shiny new Logitech > C210 webcam. This webcam works perfectly fine on my wife's > Windows machine, FWIW. > > On my FreeBSD box I've installed webcamd and all of its > dependencies, as per HPS' documentation. Basically the > webcam seems to work: I get a clear picture in pwcview(1). > However, Skype doesn't seem to recognize the video device > (I have installed skype-2.0.0.72,1 from ports). > > The Logitech C210 is a UVC webcam (USB video class), and > webcamd includes a uvc driver, but it says that it is V4L2 > only. On the other hand, the Linuxulator's video device > translation layer does not support V4L2, as far as I know. > Is that the reason why Skype cannot see my webcam? If so, > what's the recommended way to solve the problem? All of > the webcams currently available for purchase seem to be > UVC ones, so I'm probably stuck with Windows. :-( > > There's a second issue, but I think it's not related to > emulation: The microphone doesn't seem to be supported. > I haven't found anything related to audio in the webcamd > documentation, so I guess it doesn't support microphones > at all. I don't get any separate audio decvice listed > in the output of usbconfig(8). Do I have to purchase a > separate microphone, even though the C210 webcam already > has a built-in one? > > Best regards > Oliver > Hi Oliver, Probably that's totally irrelevant to your problem, but you might try running Skype like the following and see if it makes any difference: $ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /path/to/skype HTH, Luchesar
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