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    Angry Re: skype video issue

    SORRY THIS IS IN THE WRONG THREAD.

    I am running jaunty 9.04 on a four core amd 64bit with the deb skype 2.1.0.47 installed from skype website.
    I have a Logitech QuickCam Messenger which works good in Cheese.

    As you all guessed... I get the green or multicolored hash in the Skype Video test.
    Finger accross camera changes colours etc.

    I have tried every version of solution I can find in forums - Preload v4l1, renaming of /usr/bin/skype.real etc etc... all to no avail.

    I have checked the libs and they all seem to be "newest versions"

    I think I am now lost.

    Here is terminal output clue?

    me@comp:~$ ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
    ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so' from /etc/ld.so.preload cannot be preloaded: ignored.
    Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libcanberra-gtk-module.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

    So many posts claim success for various solutions. None for me !!!!

    Can anybody help ?

    Thanks
    Last edited by wetinwales; December 23rd, 2009 at 11:34 PM. Reason: POSTED IN WRONG THREAD. SORRY

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    Re: skype video issue

    Hi wetinwales,

    Not sure if you started a new thread. So here's my thought.
    Did you install lib32v4l-0?
    Also check that /usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so actually exists.
    Last edited by tudor117; December 31st, 2009 at 10:25 PM.

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    Re: skype video issue

    This should fix it for you.

    #!/bin/sh
    export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
    exit 0

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    Re: skype video issue

    Quote Originally Posted by oscarmeyer51 View Post
    Additional solution (not related to cairo or QT?).

    For 32-bit Karmic Koala, I found this thread & solution. I have included the preload for the /usr/lib and the /usr/lib32. For me the former works and I assume the latter works for 64 bit (as skype runs in 32 bit).

    1. sudo mv the /usr/bin/skype binary to /usr/bin/skype.real
    2. sudo gedit /usr/bin/skype
    (or your favorite text editor instead of gedit)
    3. copy & past into the editor the following

    #!/bin/bash
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype.real

    4. enter "sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype" without quotes to make the script file executable
    5. start skype via the menu and test the video
    NB for 64 bit, step 3 needs to be modified as follows:

    3. copy & past into the editor the following

    #!/bin/bash
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype.real

    Good luck!

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    Smile Re: skype video issue

    Quote Originally Posted by oscarmeyer51 View Post

    In summary,
    1. sudo mv the /usr/bin/skype binary to /usr/bin/skype.real
    2. sudo gedit /usr/bin/skype
    (or your favorite text editor instead of gedit)
    3. copy & past into the editor the following

    #!/bin/bash
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype.real

    4. enter "sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype" without quotes to make the script file executable
    5. start skype via the menu and test the video
    This worked for me (32-bit Karmic). Thank you!

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    Re: skype video issue

    Quote Originally Posted by saltmore View Post
    This should fix it for you.

    #!/bin/sh
    export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
    exit 0
    thank you saltmore! fixed my problem with skype video!

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    Re: skype video issue

    Quote Originally Posted by taps View Post
    This worked for me (32-bit Karmic). Thank you!
    Worked for me also. Karmic 32bit + Eyetoy (Finally got the mic to work with PA).

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    Re: skype video issue

    Sorry to be a thicko, but I having a problem with the fix. I am crap at finding my way round in linux and don't understand how to apply the fix to get my video working in skype Tudor, I can't even find a skype file through terminal let alone run gedit.

    Perhaps some kind patient sould could take pity on me and reply with a set of idiot proof instructions for me to follow.
    Cheers

    steve, (feeling very foolish)

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    Re: skype video issue

    Hi Steve,

    That's fine, no problem. Let's try it the graphical way. In a terminal run:
    Code:
    gksudo nautilus
    This will make you open the file browser with super user permissions. Navigate to /usr/bin/ and find skype. (It will take some time to load all the files.) Next rename skype to skype.real
    Finally right click and make a new text document (Create document -> Empty File). Name this new file skype. Open it (double-click should work) and paste the following code inside:
    Code:
    #!/bin/sh
    export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
    exit 0
    Save the file and close the text editor. Lastly, the file must be executable. Right click it (skype) and go to properties. Go to permissions and click the checkbox that says "Execute".
    That should do the trick. Close the file browser and test it out.

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    Re: skype video issue

    Tudor, this is the message I get

    steve@steve:~$ gksudo nautilus

    ** (nautilus:2861): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'UploadFinished'

    ** (nautilus:2861): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'DownloadFinished'

    ** (nautilus:2861): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'ShareCreateError'
    Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
    Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory
    Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.

    Shutting down nautilus-gdu extension

    (nautilus:2861): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 1 element at quit time
    steve@steve:~$




    Steve

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