From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 16 21:40:39 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D37A0A93; Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:40:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.turbocat.net (mail.turbocat.net [IPv6:2a01:4f8:d16:4514::2]) (using TLSv1.1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9651D26B6; Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:40:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from laptop015.home.selasky.org (cm-176.74.213.204.customer.telag.net [176.74.213.204]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.turbocat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9E5EA1FE027; Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:40:37 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <53C6F160.7040000@selasky.org> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:40:48 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Maciej Milewski , "O. Hartmann" , FreeBSD CURRENT , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: USB 2.0 webcam in virtualbox on CURRENT not working! References: <20140716132843.60e861a0@munin.walstatt.dyndns.org> <53C664AD.9030100@dat.pl> In-Reply-To: <53C664AD.9030100@dat.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:40:39 -0000 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