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web cam, cheese and pidgin?

Asked by paul howard

ok, so i downloaded cheese web cam works there, but when i go to pidgen, its not showing when u go to conversation>media>video call, i tried going into the plug in section on pidgen, and adjust audio video settings, idont know what else to check?? please help and ty :)

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#1

currently running linux 10.10 meerkat

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Can you give the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#3

how do i do that??

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Its a terminal command. Copy the command to terminal and hit ENTER. Copy the output ad paste here as an update

Thanks

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#5

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
Linux paul-desktop 2.6.35-30-generic #60-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 19 20:42:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c509 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Keyboard & Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0d49:7310 Maxtor
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 045e:0772 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
paul@paul-desktop:~$

thanks- paul

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Is it a Microsoft Lifecam?

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#7

yes

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#8

yes

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#9

am i screwed?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#10

Try:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pj-assis/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y upgrade

May help (reboot to test).If not, run:

sudo modprobe-r uvcvideo; sudo modprobe uvcvideo quirks

May help

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#11

did the first, rebooted, still not showing up in chat, tried second, said sudo: modprobe-r: command not found

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#12

im assuming i have to open the chat, as well as cheese, so the cam turns on?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#13

Sorry, my bad:

sudo modprobe -r uvcvideo; sudo modprobe uvcvideo quirks

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#14

FATAL: Error inserting uvcvideo (/lib/modules/2.6.35-30-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.ko): Invalid argument
paul@paul-desktop:~$

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paul howard (neurot1) said : 		#15

ok, restarted, cam is working again, but still not in pidgin

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