Hello Moshe I meant about CPU and not bandwidth. CPU usage you can see both by typing the command top in a terminal and also when you use a camera, in skype there is a square which shows you packet loss, jitter, cpu usage, etc.
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Moshe Brace using Yahoo < mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Shavuah Tov > > Sara I read your comments and found them to be quite interesting. > > When using the latest 4.0 Skype in WinXP there is an indicator which tells > you the Bandwidth taken up by Video. Probably there is a way in Linux to see > the Bandwidth usage but the best way I have found to see if I am getting the > Bandwith I am supposed to have is http://www.speedtest.net/index.php What > you can do is try the download upload test twice, once with the camera video > and once without this will give you an idea of Bandwith loss. This is simple > to use and anyone can use this page, left click on the Yellow pyramid and > watch the man send the packets to your computer; Clocks tell you the > Bandwidth speed.. > > The camera is not so esential but sometimes I do want sometimes to use it. > I do find that even in Windows if I see that the conversation is going to > be a long one that I switch off the video. Video phones are not always the > success that people think due to the fact they may show if someone is not > exactly telling the truth. > > Moshe > http://moshe.lee.co.il > --- On *Sun, 22/2/09, sara fink <sara.f...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > From: sara fink <sara.f...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie > questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) > To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk > Cc: "Shlomi Fish" <shlo...@iglu.org.il>, "Linux-il" < > linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il> > Date: Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 7:13 PM > > Hello Moshe > > I had a webcam working with skype. It used 100% cpu. I deleted skype for > various reasons and won't enter them here. I am curious to know how much cpu > ekiga uses with the camera? > Moreover, don't try to understand skype, because it isn't understandable. > > > > 2009/2/19 Moshe Brace using Yahoo <mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk> > >> Well I have only praise to say in the way Shlomi Fish answered my queries >> regarding my Webcam problems, even though I have not succeeded to get it to >> work. He compiled a file from source for webcams for me. I would never have >> been able to do this. >> >> As a newbe I really appreciate any help I get in sorting out and >> understanding Linux. Although Mandriva 2009.0 goes some way to making Linux >> easier to use, there are bugs like this that make one scratch their head. My >> Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Webcam works well in Cheese and Ekiga showing an >> excellent picture. My previous camera a Pixart PAC207 worked in Skype with >> Mandriva 2008.1 Spring but in 2009.0 it doesn't. I have read in Forums that >> other distros also suffer this. So the problem may be with Skype not knowing >> how to recognise Webcams correctly without a tweak somewhere. I would love >> to know what to tweak. >> >> I tried adding to /etc/modprobe.d a folder called quickcam and in it a >> text file quickcam.txt that had the line typed: >> options quickcam compatible=6 >> >> I ended up reinstalling Mandriva 2009.0 because the 2008.0 disk must be >> damaged and spending hours installing favourite programmes after it updated. >> >> >> I have decided to live with no Webcam and Canoscan 3200f likewise when >> using Linux, it beats reinstalling. >> >> This is a copy of lsusb: >> >> >> Anyone got any ideas on this. >> >> Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop >> >> Can this Logitech QuickCam Chat v8.4.8 be installed so Skype can use it? >> Ekiga and Cheese recognises work the Camera OK - video display good. >> >> >> [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb >> >> Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub >> Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 >> >> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. >> >> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F >> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 >> Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 >> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 >> >> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 >> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 >> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. >> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 >> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 >> >> [r...@localhost ~]# >> >> Moshe >> >> >> --- On *Thu, 19/2/09, Shlomi Fish <shlo...@iglu.org.il>* wrote: >> >> From: Shlomi Fish <shlo...@iglu.org.il> >> Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie >> questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) >> To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> Date: Thursday, 19 February, 2009, 1:16 PM >> >> On Thursday 19 February 2009 00:40:07 Dotan Cohen wrote: >> >> > > I don't see you, Dotan Cohen, asking questions which were already >> asked >> > > recently. I >> don't think that any of your example questions would >> > > currently qualify as noob questions. Long time has passed since >> anyone >> > > compiled his own kernel in Linux-IL or discussed writing a driver. >> >> > >> > Having unique problems is not the blessing that it looks like! >> > >> > Going through the gnubies list, though, I am starting to have two >> feelings: >> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gnubies-il/messages/?yguid=342368143 >> >> > >> > 1) Too much spam. Shlomi made a post about the list being moderated, >> > and right after that there is a spam. >> >> That's probably because the spammer has subscribed to the list, and had >> already posted from this address before I made the list "first-time >> >> moderated". In the long-term, spam should still be eliminated there. >> >> > >> > 2) The current noob post is titled "Help with ubuntu.... please... >> ". >> > This will be easy for the gurus to >> ignore, and if you are bored, you >> > could get in there and help the guy. We _need_ more Linux users in >> > Israel, and just ignoring the noobs will make them go back to the OS >> > that they came from. If anything, we have one more user filling up >> >> > Israeli apache logfiles with guarenteed non-IE hits. >> >> Right. >> >> Regards, >> >> Shlomi Fish >> >> -- >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ >> >> Stop Using MSIE - http://www.shlomifish.org/no-ie/ >> >> <mauke> I'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you >> trying to >> achieve? >> >> <PerlJam> mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is >> the last thing standing in my way! ;) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing >> list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> >> > >
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