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[David Darts <daviddarts@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike -

I'm running Lucid 64-bit on the UL30VT (BIOS 210) - here's how I set
up skype. Note that this works with both the stock kernel
2.6.32-22-generic and also with 2.6.34-rc7. I've also tested it using
both the intel and nvidia cards.

1. Download and install Skype for Linux Beta
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/post-download/

2. Add the 4l2ucp package (not sure this is necessary)

sudo apt-get install v4l2ucp

3. Add the libv4l-PPA, update package lists and install libv4l-0

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libv4l

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install libv4l-0

4. Create shell-script to start Skype by opening the gedit Text Editor
and pasting the following inside:

#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype

5. Save the file as "skype.sh" and give it executing rights with:

sudo chmod +x skype.sh

6. Start Skype by double-clicking on the script and selecting "run"

And that's it. I borrowed most of these instructions from
http://www.mail-archive.com/asus-ul30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg00073.html

--David


2010/5/30 Michał Karnicki <mkarnicki@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I still have major problems with the webcam, get get it to flip over even
> with the newest v4l-utils from Hans. I contacted him for further assistance.
> Anyone with UL30VT managed to get a proper video on skype?
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Jarra <suhrawardi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Jiri,
>>
>> The webcam upside down is an issue that more Asus laptops have, and I
>> found these links while researching the problem for a 2 year old Asus
>> laptop:
>> http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/11/05/flipped-images-ubuntu-webcam/
>>
>> http://linux-macbook-air-killers.blogspot.com/2010/02/solution-for-asus-ul30a-skype-flipped.html
>> I haven't dived into it yet, but I will see whether these links are
>> useful solving this problem for the UL30Jt once it arrives.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for the info! Look really fwd to have Ubuntu running ;-)
>> I'll let you know if I know more.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jarra
>>
>>
>> On 05/29/10 00:56, Jiri Gaisler wrote:
>> > I have run Ubuntu 10.04 on my UL30JT, and everything works well except:
>> >
>> > * The webcam shows the picture upside-down in skype
>> >
>> > * The Nvidia video card is not fully powered-down so the battery
>> >   time is 3 -4 hours only, compared to 6 - 7 for windows.
>> >
>> > There might be fixes for these two issues, since they have been
>> > discussed
>> > in other forums. Screen brightness, wifi, sound and bluetooth works very
>> > well though, without any specific patches. I have not tried the HDMI
>> > connector
>> > so there might still be problems lurking ...
>> >
>> > Jiri.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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