USB Webcam

Installing the Lenovo USB Webcam (type 40Y8519, Webpage at Lenovo Products)

under Linux 2.6.31.1 required the gspca vc032x module to be built from an external developer tree,
under Linux 2.6.32-rc5 is working out of the box.

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.

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