Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:44:45 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG, arundel@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: v4l + webcamd + Logitech C210 + Skype (FreeBSD 8-stable) Message-ID: <201101241544.p0OFijxF001127@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <20110124101338.GA68332@freebsd.org>
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Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> wrote: > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > 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). > > [...] > > > > 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? > > i think sound doesn't work with recent versions of skype, because they > abandoned OSS support. you might want to try skype 2.0.*, instead of > version 2.1.*. As I already wrote above: I have installed skype-2.0.0.72,1 from ports. It does support OSS. The missing microphone function is not a Skype problem, it's a driver problem. I do not even get a device node for the webcam's microphone, according to /dev/sndstat. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "Life is short (You need Python)" -- Bruce Eckel, ANSI C++ Comitee member, author of "Thinking in C++" and "Thinking in Java"
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