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[David Darts <daviddarts@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike - sorry to hear it's still not working. For what it's worth, I've
used this method on multiple installs of Lucid without any issues.
Unfortunately I can't offer any useful suggestions for fixing this
outside of trying another fresh reinstall of the OS and then repeating
the steps I outlined below. Others on the list may have less drastic
solutions.

As a temporary workaround, you could always use the Skype in Express
Gate rather than resorting to Windows. The video seems to work well in
EG though there have been issues with the built in mic (mine doesn't
seem to work though an external mic does). Apparently some folks have
had success fixing this by reinstalling EG but I personally haven't
been motivated enough to try.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

--David


2010/5/30 Michał Karnicki <mkarnicki@xxxxxxxxx>:
> David, this is what I get if I run gstreamer-properties and click Test
> button in the webcam section
> mike@dojo:~$ gstreamer-properties
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink'
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
> libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
> libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
> Segmentation fault
> I also run 64bit Lucid, 2.6.32-22-generic - 3 day fresh install. I must have
> broken something...
> Mike
> 2010/5/30 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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