[00:04] <ojwb> more nasty than natty I feel
[03:15] <ojwb> hmm, and rebooting, I no longer have access to the launcher thing for some reason
[03:15] <ojwb> so I can't run any programs
[04:10] <ibeardslee> ojwb: does ctrl+alt+t start a terminal?
[04:20] <ojwb> it didn't seem to
[04:20] <ojwb> but I've figured out the issue
[04:21] <ojwb> while arguing with the monitor resolution, I'd left the laptop internal screen on
[04:21] <ojwb> so the dock thing was appearing there
[04:21] <ojwb> as was the terminal opened by ctrl+alt+T
[04:22] <ojwb> so that's fixed, but I still haven't managed to get the external display at the full res
[04:22] <ojwb> it's a cheap lcd tv, so I can believe it's reporting duff info
[04:22] <ojwb> but it worked in maverick
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=== Guest87372 is now known as Moriartynz
[05:07] <Moriartynz> good afternoon people
[05:08] <Moriartynz> I am a sort-of begiiner at linux/ubuntu, I did have flirts with it with various incarnations, and right up until 110.04, my eyetoy worked perfectly on Skype. Now?  hmmmm
[05:13] <ajmitch> Moriartynz: I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to use, but there are usefulsupport sites like askubuntu.com if there's noone who could help here
[05:16] <Moriartynz> aj, I have a sony eyetoy, comes with a PS3 usually, I used it as the video/,icrophone etc in Windows, Ubunto series all the way up 10 10.10 fine, now....
[05:17] <Moriartynz> the 110.4 upgrade and I have the Black screen of death. Works fine in cheese and  Empathy
[05:18] <Moriartynz> 11.04 upgrade. GRRR   fat finger syndrome
[05:43] <ojwb> Moriartynz: I suspect eyetoy + skype + 11.04 just isn't a common enough combination that you're likely to find someone here who knows
[05:44] <Moriartynz> thanks. I will have to try further feild then
[05:44] <ibeardslee> not used an eyetoy myself .. or even video via skype
[05:44] <ibeardslee> sorry
[05:47] <Moriartynz> I have had the eyetoy for some years now, and it worked "out of the box" with all ubuntu vers from 7 onwards includes 10.10  and all vers windows.
[05:47] <Moriartynz> hate to just bin it because it wont YET work with 11.04
[05:47] <ojwb> it's interesting that it works in other applications
[05:47] <ojwb> if I understood you
[05:47] <ibeardslee> if it is working with cheese and empathy .. it may be a setting in skype you need to adjust
[05:48] <ojwb> that means it's not simply bad drivers
[05:48] <ibeardslee> will be a setting in skype
[05:48] <ojwb> or some annoying incompatibility between skype and something
[05:52] <Moriartynz> reseach points to skype settings needful of change, but I cannot find the xml file spoken of
[05:54] <ibeardslee> in Skype's >> Options >> Video Devices  what are your choices
[05:54] <ibeardslee> ?
[05:55] <Moriartynz> looking brbr
[05:57] <ibeardslee> brb
[05:57] <Moriartynz> bear in mind that I am still much of a beginner with linux, file locations dont share my mental pictures!!   LOL
[06:07] <Moriartynz> hmmmmm    its take two weeks but SUCCESS
[06:08] <Moriartynz> LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype   seems to do it, so I now have to work out HOW to fit that into library or as command the invokes skyp
[06:12] <Moriartynz> I have found  " v4/1compat.so" in the usr/lib directory, and it has a  yellow circle with a blacky wriggly line thru it, this denotes WHAT? and how to i fix that file?
[06:37] <Moriartynz> YES!!!!!   created a doc with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype " as a single line entry and saved it as "skype chat"
[06:37] <Moriartynz> created a new launcher and browsed to the file mentioned as the command and the NAME as skype chat. and TYPE as 'application"
[06:37] <Moriartynz> saved it all off.
[06:37] <Moriartynz> Works!!
[06:40] <Moriartynz> any wellintonians here?
[07:02] <ibeardslee> Moriartynz: Yes
[07:12] <ojwb> he/she waited a whole minute for a response...
[20:27] <ojwb> morning (I guess you'd call it)