Re: libv4l: Skype terminates after options dialogue is closed

[Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>]

Ian Pickworth wrote:
> I have had this problem since I started using libv4l 0.5.1, I've just
> upgraded to 0.5.3 but it still persists unfortunately.
> 
> The process I go through is as follows:
> 	LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so /usr/bin/skype &
> 	
> 	After Skype starts, open the Skype options dialogue
> 	Select the "Video Devices" tab
> 	With "Enable Skype Video" enabled, select the Camera device
> 	Press "test" - which shows the webcam picture correctly
> 
> 	Press close
> 
> At this point Skype aborts.
> I get the same result is I use this command:
> 	LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype &
> 
> I'm not sure what diagnostics would be useful here, so if anyone can
> suggest what is needed I will provide them. I ran it using strace, thus:
> 
> 	LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so strace /usr/bin/skype
> 
> which ended with this:
> ------
> futex(0xa4df064, FUTEX_WAKE, 1)         = 1
> 
> gettimeofday({1225216076, 870558}, NULL) = 0
> 
> clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, {1225216076, 870611460}) = 0
> 
> futex(0xa88ffd8, FUTEX_WAIT, 1, {9, 999946540}upeek:
> ptrace(PTRACE_PEEKUSER,26933,44,0): No such process
> ------
> 
> Some details:
> 
> ian2 ~ # lsusb
> ...
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:092e Logitech, Inc.

Thats a spca561 cam, I've just run skype with the latest gspca + libv4l on an 
other spca561 cam with the same revision spca561 asic and it works fine.

So I believe this is caused by something else on your system.

Regards,

Hans

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