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| + | Installing the Lenovo USB Webcam (type 40Y8519, [http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=40Y8519¤t-category-id=E3D2815920A642A1B3F1A5B17910FC72 Webpage at Lenovo Products]) | ||
| + | * under Linux 2.6.31.1 required the gspca vc032x module to be built from an [http://linuxtv.org/hg/~jfrancois/gspca/ external developer tree], | ||
| + | * under Linux 2.6.32-rc5 is working out of the box. | ||
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| + | For quick camera testing I have found [http://moinejf.free.fr/svv.c svv] to be very useful. | ||
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| + | If problems arise it is also worth having a look at the GSPCA driver [http://moinejf.free.fr/ maintainer's website]. | ||
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| + | Skype uses the old V4L1 interface which requires the '''v4l1compat''' library to be preloaded. The command for this would simply be: | ||
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| + | LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype | ||
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| + | instead of just | ||
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| + | skype | ||
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| + | Or, on a Debian/Ubuntu 64-bit machine, Skype should be started thus: | ||
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| + | LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype | ||
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| + | You can replace the commands of your Skype menu item from 'skype' to one of the lines above. | ||
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| + | [[Category:External Accessories]] | ||
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Installing the Lenovo USB Webcam (type 40Y8519, Webpage at Lenovo Products)
For quick camera testing I have found svv to be very useful. If problems arise it is also worth having a look at the GSPCA driver maintainer's website. |
Skype uses the old V4L1 interface which requires the v4l1compat library to be preloaded. The command for this would simply be:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
instead of just
skype
Or, on a Debian/Ubuntu 64-bit machine, Skype should be started thus:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
You can replace the commands of your Skype menu item from 'skype' to one of the lines above.
