From: Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>
To: ian@pickworth.me.uk
Cc: Linux and Kernel Video <video4linux-list@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: libv4l: Skype terminates after options dialogue is closed
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:44:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49075DA9.3000501@hhs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49075186.7090101@pickworth.me.uk>
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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2008-10-28 17:53 libv4l: Skype terminates after options dialogue is closed Ian Pickworth
2008-10-28 18:44 ` Hans de Goede [this message]
2008-10-28 19:47 ` Ian Pickworth
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