FIRST to test that your webcam at least works, run
gstreamer-properties
go to the "Video" tab.
try changing the "Plugin:" setting under "Default Input"
and clicking the Test button.
mine worked with the following settings:
Plugin: Video for Linux 2 (v4l2)
Device: Default
Pipeline: v4l2src
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NEXT, get your webcam working with Skype
this will open up an instance of Skype.
go to Options > Video Devices.
check "Enable Skype Video".
select your webcam and click the Test button.
if you see the webcam in the box works, your webcam will now work during calls.
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Here are some of the errors that came up:
$ luvcview luvcview 0.2.6
SDL information: Video driver: x11 A window manager is available Device information: Device path: /dev/video0 ERROR opening V4L interface: No such file or directory
$ luvcview luvcview 0.2.6
SDL information: Video driver: x11 A window manager is available Device information: Device path: /dev/video0 Stream settings: ERROR: Requested frame format MJPG is not available and no fallback format was found. Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
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also, if it still doesn't work, try another usb port
I'm runnin LinuxMint LXDE 11.0, but the above pointed me in the right direction.
thx
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