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It has been pointed out by alot of users that skype has problems with
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some cameras, in most cases this leads to a green screen or no video at
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all. This happens because V4L (legacy) API has been dropped from newer
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kernels, and pixel format decoding has been pushed to user space.
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Moreover, V4L2 does not support kernel space decoding. Since skype
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supports only V4L, easiest way to get it working is to preload a V4L
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compatibility library, and call skype like this:
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LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
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If you are still having problems, try adding the following as aswell:
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XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
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Included with this package is an alternative desktop file modified to
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include those variables. For easy use, just copy it to your home
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directory:
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cp /usr/doc/skype-4.2.0.13/skype-camera.desktop \
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~/.local/share/applications
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