Linuxolator v4l2/dvb patches (like for webcamd + skype...)

[Ivan Klymenko]

В Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:53:43 +0400
"Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher at yandex.ru> пишет:

> On 12.04.2011 23:29, Ivan Klymenko wrote:
> > В Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:02:04 +0400
> > "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher at yandex.ru> пишет:
> > 
> >> On 12.04.2011 21:22, Juergen Lock wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 	http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/dvb/linux-dvb-v4l2-test.patch
> >>> 	(for head, untested)
> >>
> >> I updated the patch for head/
> >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ae/v4l2.diff
> >>
> >>>  Note:  At least the version of skype in ports still won't work
> >>> with all cameras supported by webcamd because skype wants yuv
> >>> 4:2:0 pixel format and some webcams only support jpeg (like a
> >>> gspca zc3xx one I dug up here), maybe the newer skype version
> >>> that Andriy got working,
> >>>
> >>> 	http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-February/011696.html
> >>>
> >>> will have support for such cameras, or if not maybe a solution
> >>> like this Linux post linked,
> >>
> >> I did some tests and it does not make my skype working.
> >> Also i tried install linux version of libv4l and with preloaded
> >> v4l1compat.so now skype can turn camera on, but it shows only
> >> green screen :(
> >>
> > 
> > Thank you all for your good work!
> > 
> > export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
> > /usr/local/share/skype/skype --resources=/usr/local/share/skype $@
> > helps eliminate the green screen
> 
> Yeah :)
> Now it is pink with some green motions :)

Oops :( it's true...

> 
> > I have the same problem - skype displays on the console:
> > Skype V4L2: Could not find a suitable capture format
> > Skype V4L2: Could not find a suitable capture format
> > Starting the process...
> 
> Yes. Without libv4l it displays the same message.
> Try to find libv4l-0.6.2-1.fc10.i386.rpm and install it like
> described here:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/linuxemu-lbc-install.html
> 
> You can use:
> export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
> # export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
> /usr/local/share/skype/skype --resources=/usr/local/share/skype $@
> 

In this version of skype with the message:

libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Invalid argument
Starting the process...
Skype Xv: Xv ports available: 32
Skype XShm: XShm support enabled
Skype Xv: Using Xv port 310
libv4l2: error dequeuing buf: Invalid argument