Skype Inverted Video Solution

[Tech226]

I used the following to correct the inverted video in Skype 2.2.0.35 (Beta) problem on my Asus UL30A notebook w/ Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. This notebook shipped w/ a Suyin Corp. Asus Integrated Webcam [CN031B]. The video was not inverted in Cheese.

1. Rename /usr/bin/skype to /usr/bin/skype.original.

sudo mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype.original

2. Create a new /user/bin/skype file.

sudo gedit /usr/bin/skype

3. Paste the following:

#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype.original

4. Save & exit gedit.

5. Make /usr/bin/skype executable.

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/skype

6. Start Skype as you normally would.

I can't take credit for this solution. I found it via google except the path to v4l1compat.so was incorrect in the other solutions I found.

Hope this works for you if you have a similar problem. Comments welcome.

[kimberley]

Tech 226 - thank you so much - I tried your solution and it WORKED for me. I have been trying to fix the webcam problem on Skype for months.

[Tech226]

Tech 226 - thank you so much - I tried your solution and it WORKED for me. I have been trying to fix the webcam problem on Skype for months.

You're welcome!

[kimberley]

Your webcam solution works for me but only when I open from the terminal. Whilst it is great to now have video it is a bit frustrating to have to do this each time rather than just opening Skype.

Any ideas on how to solve this? By the way it wasn't a question of my video being inverted - I only had a black screen, so your solution might work for others with a similar problem.

Thanks again.

[Tech226]

Your webcam solution works for me but only when I open from the terminal. Whilst it is great to now have video it is a bit frustrating to have to do this each time rather than just opening Skype.

Any ideas on how to solve this? By the way it wasn't a question of my video being inverted - I only had a black screen, so your solution might work for others with a similar problem.

Thanks again.

Sorry, I don't know. When I have some time I will try to figure it out and post back here.

[alex36sd]

Hi,

The fix worked for my Asus U36SD.
Thanks a lot!

Alex.

[Tech226]

Your webcam solution works for me but only when I open from the terminal. Whilst it is great to now have video it is a bit frustrating to have to do this each time rather than just opening Skype.

Any ideas on how to solve this? By the way it wasn't a question of my video being inverted - I only had a black screen, so your solution might work for others with a similar problem.

Thanks again.

Kimberley, any luck solving this yet?

[aelex]

This worked for me also on ASUS UL50AG with Ubuntu 12.04.
Thanks !

[muhh]

Thank you! Worked excellent, now my webcam is fixed. Asus K70ID Ubuntu 12.04

[charlesopondo]

My Asus B50A has been plagued by this problem since 2009 when I bought it. In that whole time I've tried lots of unsuccessful fixes. This one has worked like a charm. Thanks a mighty lot!