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Webcams-VideoConferencing

Setup instructions

BSOD Problems

• I'm currently not using the built-in speaker, and the camera is working w/2 Windows computers.

Applications

• Windows Messenger - works really really well
  • Through firewalls
  • Past NAT's
  • With sound (Make a "Video call")
  • Uses the Logitech built-in speaker
  • I just gotta make sure I turn off echo cancelling!
    • Logitech Quickcam (window)
    • Settings (gears icon)
    • Click on the microphone icon
    • Uncheck "Cancel Echo"
    • It STILL crashes... Try unchecking the other one below Cancel Echo.

Mindy's PC (Windows)

• Windows Live Messenger 8
  • Seemed to work during video chatting w/walkie-talkie sound
  • BSOD when I tried a video call
• Netmeeting
  • Seemed to work fine (at least it ran & accessed the webcam)
  • BSOD when I finally connected to it (From Linux/Ekiga)
• Ekiga
  • ?
• Try uninstalling software and installing from the cd!

t43p (Windows)

• Windows Live Messenger 8
  • Worked during chatting w/video & walkie-talkie sound
• Netmeeting
  • BSOD, BSOD
• Ekiga
  • This worked pretty nicely (until the BSOD of course - it lasted a couple of minutes)

t43p (Linux)

• Installed kernel headers and uvc driver via:
  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=194793
  • It wasn't working, but then I updated the kernel and rebooted and it worked in Ekiga and luvcview
  • On my desktop, the compiled kernel module wouldn't load...??? Maybe 'cause of gcc version difference... I grabbed it from laptop
  • Don't forget to use v4l2
• Ekiga
  • I called Mindy's PC running NetMeeting using h323:192.168.2.101
  • Try calling Mindy's PC running Windows Messenger using sip:192.168.2.101
• Linux Ekiga<->Linux Ekiga mostly worked. It was a little flaky - sometimes Ekiga would stop being able to access the video input. Sometimes it would come back, sometimes I seemed to need to reboot to get it back.
• I think it needs to be plugged in after bootup (or unplugged & replugged)