Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:40:48 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org> To: Maciej Milewski <milu@dat.pl>, "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de>, FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: USB 2.0 webcam in virtualbox on CURRENT not working! Message-ID: <53C6F160.7040000@selasky.org> In-Reply-To: <53C664AD.9030100@dat.pl> References: <20140716132843.60e861a0@munin.walstatt.dyndns.org> <53C664AD.9030100@dat.pl>
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On 07/16/14 13:40, Maciej Milewski wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 16.07.2014 13:28, O. Hartmann wrote: >> I desperately need to have a SKYPE based chat with an offshore >> department. Since Skype is not a native port, I try to use a virtual >> box running Windows 7. And here the nightmare begins. >> >> Skype works in the VBox, but audio only. I have two WebCAMs here, a >> brand new Logitech C270 and a older Medion MD86511. The latter one can >> be seen in the device list of Windows 7 within the VBox, but can not be >> activated. >> >> More frustrating, the Logitech C270, doesn't work, it is not even seen >> by the VBox. I tested the cam on another Windows 7 system of a >> colleague and it works. FreeBSD does also "see" this USB Cam, but why >> is the device hidden for the VBox? > What do you mean by saying "see"? > usbconfig on freebsd lists it as ugen device? > Is it attached to vbox machine by some filter? > Have you tried VBoxManage usbfilter add? > I'm currently using some kind of software security jingle device this way: > VBoxManage usbfilter add 1 --target VMachineName --name USBKey > --vendorid 0x???? --productid 0x???? > But I haven't used any webcam this way. > >> In the configuration, I have the ability to enable/disable USB 2.0 >> subsystem. Enabled, VBox rejects to start on all FBSD around (9.3-PRE, >> 11-CURRENT). What is that? Is VBox not capable of using USB 2.0 >> devices in conjunction with FreeBSD? >> >> How to solve this? Is there a Skype 6 client for FreeBSD? >> >> Thanks in advance, please CC me, >> Oliver > Hi, Skype: Mount this union with /usr/ports: https://github.com/cpu82/skype4-ports And then you can install skype and even use the video chat. --HPS
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