Skype problem.....it can't see webcam

REmaxer · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Sep 2011 Posts: 146

Hi guys...
My webcam is working perfectly with camorama and cheese..
When i try it in skype and selecting settings i see a black screen and no more......
Some forum tell me i should load v4l modules during skype starting,but when i try to do it i gey an error that say:
"Impossible to load module.Ignored it".

Jaglover · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:56 pm Post subject:

What's the version of Skype, did you install it via portage?
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REmaxer · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Sep 2011 Posts: 146

Yeahh ' i've installed it with portage....

net-im/skype-2.2.0.35-r1 was built with the following:
USE="(multilib) test -qt-static"

rambo · n00b Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Posts: 1

Try to change the version of Skype and try then I guess it will work.

while true · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject:

If I run skype I also do not get working webcam.
It has been a while, but I found a piece of code that makes webcam work in skype, and made a little script: