Howdy *nixettes and *nixers.


I've done my homework, researched everywhere, found leads that drove nowhere (like preload v4lcompat, like avoid nVidia drivers), tried all skype versions available and that's it.

Running Slackware 12.2, stock kernel SMP 2.6.27.7, x86

ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX

Pseudo: Sully - Bridge: Vc0302 - Sensor: Tas5130c
Recommended drivers: spca5xx/LE gspca v4l1/v4l2

Upon boot, my cam is recognised and GSPCA loads the gspca_zc3xx module alongside the necessary videodev, v4l1_compat, gspca_main without any error messages - quite the opposite, like:

Previously, with Kernel 2.6.23 from my former install (with fedora7), I had the driver downloaded and compiled here, it used to work fine with Skype and there wasn't all that gspca_this and gspca_that various "sub-drivers(?)" to clutter my
"/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-smp/kernel/drivers/media/video/" tree like now; and "modprobe gspca.ko" was enough to get it running.

(Since 2.6.27 the gspca driver made it officially into the kernel)

As the name of the sensor according to the driver provider and the one on-screen differ, I have tried modprobing most every other 'sub-drivers' one after the other, to no avail.


Of course, I tried to download afresh from http://mxhaard.free.fr but compilation fails. Yes, sometimes compilation fails even with Slackware! I keep at hand the Alienbuild version of the driver, alongside mxhaard sources but I am abit afraid of breaking everything on this real-life workstation I must confess.

I have less extensively tried this on the Fedora9 kids' computer and my wife's Fedora10 laptop with the same crash results (Easy: call yourself from another computer, the receiver crashes. Plain.)

The webcam gets "plugged" in the very standard /dev/video0 slot, and I can watch it with:
or even the quite funkier:
(Try it! Plain ascii fun!)

Allright now,

WHY IS SKYPE CRASHING WHEN I TEST OR USE VIDEO? with any kernel above 2.6.24, that is...

(exits without further ado)

dmesg|tail only adds:


An unexplored lead says I should disable Xv. What's that? How?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1098004

Thanks. I am getting nervous. All voice/sound part is OK, no issues.

Cheers
Jean-Philippe

hi

ignore xv and look at your kernel version pls

suggest you download a recent live cd/dvd which has a recent kernel...sheesh I just found one for you ..heh heh...and read the bit lower down about gspca2 pls

http://www.sidux.com/Article485.html

Yes I know you have read stuff but I gather you have run out of ideas?

You are right, a brand new live disc is a good call.

I compiled my own kernel - 2.6.29.1 - and the regression is still there, what I can do with 2.6.23 isn't working anymore.

Can't compile gspca afresh from mxhaard.free.fr sources

Can't use the alienbob version either, since it was compiled for 2.6.27.7.

gspca debug:

It is the same error as when I tried to compile with 2.6.27; the error has already reported to the sourceforge page of gspca.