On Sunday 10 Aug 2014 16:01:38 Terry Coles wrote:
> I just tried to use V 4.3.0 for the first time (Kubuntu 14.04; delivered by
> update) and it is just about unusable when the video is on. Here are the
> symptoms:
> 1. Remote user complains about video freezing and voice garbled.
> 2. Video and voice from remote user OK.
> 3. If I turn off the video, the voice become quite clear.
> 4. Send network bandwidth approx 27 kBytes per second, which is about what
> the Internet bandwidth tools tell me I have available on this connection
> today.
>
> It seems to me that the new version takes every ounce of bandwidth it can
> get, with no cognizance taken of the bandwidth available.
OK. I've temporarily given up with Tox while they solve a few issues with my
Webcam microphone.
As an alternative, I scavenged a different Webcam from the pile of stuff going
for WEEEE disposal at work. This one is a Creative CT6840, which apparently
worked with Linux back when it was new; circa 2006 kernel V2.6.
When I plug it in the system doesn't seem to recognise it as a video camera
but I get this from dmesg:
[ 1510.740065] usb 5-2: new full-speed USB device number 5 using ohci-pci
[ 1510.901122] usb 5-2: New USB device found, idVendor=05a9, idProduct=a511
[ 1510.901135] usb 5-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0,
SerialNumber=0
[ 1510.904710] gspca_main: ov519-2.14.0 probing 05a9:a511
[ 1511.819377] input: ov519 as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-2/input/input13
and lsusb gives me:
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 05a9:a511 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OV511+ Webcam
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:09a2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate
Deluxe/S7500
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
The Quickcam is my shiny new 1280x960 camera that drags too much bandwidth out
of Skype and the new (old) one is the Omnivision which gives 640x480.
Anyone know if this webcam is still supported and if so how I can get it
recognised?
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