[Klug-general] Asus Eee PC no video on linux Skype

[Stuart Buckland]

For anyone still considering buying an eee I hear Asus are going to  
announce the eee2 at CES.  Plans change quickly though so if you  
really want one don't hold off based on what I say.

Not really in the same league as the eee but I bought an OQO just  
before Christmas.  Haven't had the time to try and get linux on it yet  
though but I will.


Quoting "Andrew Miller (Spode)" <spode at thinkbikes.com>:

> As James says, eeeuser.com is a great site. IMO probably the best Eee
> PC resource at the moment.
>
> http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=7883
>
> This thread suggests that a simple update using the Add/Remove programs
> now adds in the Video functionality.
>
> Spode
>
> James Dayborn wrote:
>> I have just obtained an eee for "development" at work so I have   
>> been playing a bit and found this site that may be of use if you   
>> have not hit it yet :
>>
>> http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:customization
>>
>> There is some info on Skype 2.0 beta there that might apply. I have  
>>  not tried it yet though.
>>
>> James
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McCarthy" <binarysignal at gmail.com>
>> To: "Kent Linux User Group - General Topics" <kent at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Sent: 04 January 2008 15:01:34 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
>> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] Asus Eee PC no video on linux Skype
>>
>> On 1/4/08, *Mike Evans* <mike at tandem.f9.co.uk   
>> <mailto:mike at tandem.f9.co.uk>> wrote:
>>
>>    sireth at blueyonder.co.uk <mailto:sireth at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>    > Asus Eee PC
>>    >
>>    > Hi,
>>    > This is my 1st posting here and I'm quite new to Linux so please
>>    be nice.
>>    We're (almost) always nice :)
>>    >
>>    > I'm very interested in the new Asus Eee pc. My first intention
>>    was to use
>>    > it for video VOIP calls through Skype. This would be a great
>>    idea if only
>>    > Skype supported the use of web cams with their Linux based
>>    software.
>>    >
>>    Now then - someone on here recently got an eee - someone I was
>>    chatting
>>    to on the IRC Channel.   I have got an eeePC and it works   
>> perfectly with the preinstalled Skype client.  I recently made a   
>> call to a European mobile using my eeePC connected to my old   
>> 802.11b wireless access point and the call was perfectly clear.
>>
>> I did try installing the beta Skype client with video cam support   
>> but it would always error for me, and when I went back to the Skype  
>>  website to download the beta again it had been removed.  So I am   
>> guessing there are a few problems.  Although Alan Pope got the beta  
>>  installed and apparently the video camera works fine, after a bit   
>> of tweaking to get it switched on.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>
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