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    Dell Mini 9 Ubuntu Webcam Issues.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Linuxperiment, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. Linuxperiment

    Linuxperiment Notebook Consultant

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    Hi everyone. I recently got my Mini 9 and I'm trying to get the webcam working. I registered for the Dell Webcam thing (SightSpeed) and so did my girlfriend (who is running Vista). Everytime we connect for a webcam chat, it breaks up and disconnects. Is it because of our internet or is it an issue with the operating system, etc?

    Please help. It would suck if the money I spent on the webcam is completely useless.
     
    Linuxperiment, Feb 18, 2009
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    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Have you tried Skype?
     
    Ayle, Feb 18, 2009
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    I just installed it and fixed the settings. Skype is great! Thanks :)
     
    Linuxperiment, Feb 19, 2009
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    can you expand on how you fixed the settings. I want to use skype, I have it installed but I get an error "problem with audio" when I try to make a call
     
    curaven, Mar 19, 2009
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