[Deaf-lug] Web Cam on Ubuntu 8.10

Sun Nov 9 19:50:18 UTC 2008

Yep that must be the problem.

I changed the Ekiga settings like you said and it worked.

How do I change the flash settings?

Cause I am been to some websites that uses flash like this one

http://www.cameroid.com/snap.php

but it is not detecting my webcam. I am assuming it is because I am now
using the flash 10 plugin. So I need to install Flash 9 or something?

Many Thanks for the info

I suppose the other option is to buy a new webcam!!!

2008/11/9 JGJones (Mailing List) <mailinglist at gwallgofi.com>

> Just wondering...do you have Skype? IF so, does it work in there?
>
> In EKiga - go to settings and in video devices, change the video plugin to
> V4L from V4L2. It should then work. If it does - let us know. V4L is a bit
> old and outdated, they're making use of V4L2 these days (Flash moved to
> V4L2, Skype I think use V4L2 only etc)
>
> Your camera's quite outdated and I think they're moving onto V4L2 and I'm
> not certain if there is a driver available that make use of V4L2. I've got a
> Quickcam Pro 4000 around somewhere so if I find it I'll test but in my
> office in Croydon, I've got an even older and crappier Logitech webcam which
> I can test too.
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> I have a logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (or 4000) not sure which. Not sure how
>> to check it.
>> However the webcam works with Motion, but not with Ekiga, or xawtv or
>> anything else!!!!
>>
>> Which I find strange!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8 Nov 2008, at 21:39, JGJones (Mailing List) wrote:
>>
>> What webcam is it?
>>
>> If your camera use the GPCSA (not sure of the spelling) - a recent update
>> broke that...think it's a kernel update that caused it rather than something
>> in Ubuntu - but there should be a new version that fix it but not yet in the
>> updates - so suggest that you go to Software Sources in the System menu, and
>> go to the Updates tab.
>>
>> In there, tick the boxes for Proposed updates (and perhaps Unsupported
>> updates - I have this ticked on mine but I'm happy to fix if things break -
>> although never happened for me...yet!) - and then update.
>>
>> Check for updates...if there's a fix in one of them, it'll get included
>> and hopefully one of them is for your camera.
>>
>> But it does help if I have the model of your camera.
>>
>> For example, I have a new Sony SZ laptop and the MotionEye camera is a
>> Ricoh model, and the driver is R5u870 - however the maintainer have stated
>> that the driver is broken for the 2.6.26+ kernels (and since 8.10 is using
>> 2.6.27 that's me out of luck until it's fixed)
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Ah I see!
>>>
>>> I have a webcam but hardly use it as I dont know anyone that has
>>> ekgia.
>>>
>>>
>>> I hardly use skype  either!
>>>
>>>
>>> Fintan
>>>
>>>
>>> 2008/11/8 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
>>> > I don' t use it for much.
>>> >
>>> > I have set up motion so I can see what my dog gets up to during the
>>> > day just for a laugh.
>>> >
>>> > But also I use it to play around with ffmpeg, and you'll never know
>>> > when it might be useful.
>>> >
>>> > I am looking to set up ekgia phone at somepoint.
>>> >
>>> > Basically it is not essential but a nice tool to have in my box as
>>> > you'll never know when you'll need it :-)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 8 Nov 2008, at 11:03, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Wait for an update. or roll back to 8.04.
>>> >>
>>> >> I tend to wait a few months later before installing next version of
>>> >> ubuntu.
>>> >>
>>> >> Just keep checking out the ubuntu forums until a solution is found.
>>> >>
>>> >> What your using the webcam for other than skype?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Fintan
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> 2008/11/8 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
>>> >>> Hi All
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Wonder if anybody can help.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Since install Ubuntu 8.10 my webcam is not being detected properly.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> In 8.04 the webcam worked perfectly without needing any
>>> >>> configuration.
>>> >>> So it is strange that it has stopped working in 8.10.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I have search the web and there has been a bug reported.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> However I have not been able to find a workaround. The only
>>> >>> workaround
>>> >>> I have found is the one for skype, but I don't use skype!!!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Wondered if anybody else is having problems or can offer a possible
>>> >>> solution.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Maybe I should just wait for an update?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Many Thanks in advance
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Dy
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