skype

beckwith · 03-01-2015, 06:35 PM

If I must buy a new webcam then so be it. BUT ir did work perfectly
well with Skype, both before and after the change to use pulse audio.
And when I say 'work' I'm talking about Wheezy 64bit.

beachboy2 · 03-02-2015, 02:04 AM

In that case, surely this webcam must show up under lsusb and be "green-ticked" under the UVC webcam drivers list?

Once you have the webcam's ID code you can search for a solution in Debian 64 bit.

beckwith · 03-02-2015, 02:15 AM

Yes, well that's I thought too

Quote:

root@palantir:/home/beckwith# lsusb
bash: lsusb: command not found

I serached the entire system for lsusb - - - not found,
and not inthe repos

beachboy2 · 03-02-2015, 02:41 AM

Switch off the PC, make sure the webcam is plugged in and reboot.

In terminal, as ordinary user (~$) NOT root, type lsusb

You should get something like this:

Code:

Bus 002 Device 010: ID 046d:081d Logitech, Inc. HD Webcam C510

Try different USB ports on your PC and make sure the webcam's USB connector is fully engaged.

beckwith · 03-02-2015, 02:49 AM

I did as you suggested, but since lsusb is not to be found ...

Quote:

/home/beckwith $ lsusb
bash: lsusb: command not found

The webcam works, it's the mic in it that doesn't

evo2 · 03-02-2015, 02:49 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by beckwith

I serached the entire system for lsusb - - - not found,
and not inthe repos

It's in the usbutils package and will install to /usr/bin/lsusb

Evo2.

beckwith · 03-02-2015, 03:06 AM

Hmmm, I would thought usblibs should have been installed already

Quote:

/home/beckwith $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0409:0059 NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:0819 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C210
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 03f0:5c12 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0461:4e24 Primax Electronics, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Wireless Mouse M305
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0a5c:216c Broadcom Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1058:0810 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.

So now I know the webcam model number.
As I said, the camera works, it is the mic that doesn't.
I tried my old Microsoft webcam - - it was even worse, no picture
nor and sound. It used to work but too tall to sit on top my
monitor, so a bought the slimmer LOchitech C210. I tried Another
Microsoft webcam that I inherited from my late father, it too
totally fails.
I'm thinking of buying a Logitech c920 - supposed to work on
Linux, but I doubt it - not until I have an explanation why
the c210 worked for two years on Mepis 12 (Wheezy), and doesn't
work on Debian 7.8.0.

beachboy2 · 03-02-2015, 03:28 AM

Don't even think about trying to get a Microsoft “Lifeless” webcam working in Linux!

Either sell it to a Windows user or use a large hammer.

ID 046d:0819 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C210 is listed as working under the UVC webcam drivers list.

You have vision but no sound.

There is no reason to buy a C920 because you are probably only going to have a similar sound problem with that.

Maybe somebody else can chip in and assist with getting the sound working.

beckwith · 03-02-2015, 03:41 AM

Thanks for your help, I hope someone will 'chip in'

beachboy2 · 03-02-2015, 04:10 AM

beckwith,

You will attract more helpers with the with the C210 sound problem if you start a new thread.

Posts #5 and #6 may help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1580165

Odds-on that pulseaudio is the problem.