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Re: [LUG] Skype - new version

 

On Sun, 2012-07-15 at 20:45 +0100, Roland Tarver wrote:
> On 06/15/2012 10:34 PM, Rob Beard wrote:
> > On 15/06/12 20:04, Simon Waters wrote:
> >> On 15/06/12 19:43, Simon Waters wrote:
> >>> The GNOME toolbox icon has gone funny.
> >> This seems to have sorted itself.
> >>
> >> Once in and working it seems to work like the previous one with a better
> >> interface. They claim improved audio and video, the audio on test call
> >> sounds good, but the only online contact with video I have is supposedly
> >> at 02am and if they are actually awake I'd rather they got to bed than
> >> chat any more.
> >>
> >> Simon
> >>
> >
> > I've installed it quickly but it doesn't detect the webcam on my laptop,
> > saying that I think I had to do a little bit of messing about last time
> > to get it working.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> 
> i have the same problem - no web cam. everything else works! and thus 
> far installation was a few clicks.
> 
> cheers roly :-)
> 

I remember something like this 

env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

to make it work in my Fedora 

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