This Sony notebook was purchased with VISTA on it. I partitioned off a chunk and eventually put Kubuntu Jaunty (Call it A) on it. I needed Windows to run a PCL dev tool I was using to work on a new kind of tractor control system. Later, I discovered that CodeWeaver's Crossover Office 7.0 Pro running on Jaunty could also run that PCL dev tool app. So, I replaced Vista with Jaunty too (Call it B), thinking that later I would later replace them both with one Kubuntu installation.
When Karmic came out I decided to upgrade Jaunty A to Karmic A but install Karmic B on top of Jaunty B using the LiveCD. Both the upgrade and the install worked well, and as long as I needed that special Windows app, Karmic A had to stay. However, I spend all of my time in Karmic B, because it has the larger partition.
Yesterday, or the day before?, the 31-19 kernels were added by the updater. I was running the 31-17 kernel in Karmic B, which boots automatically. I manually boot the 31-19 kernel to see if it would improve the problem I have with Stellarium. It didn't. While running it I got a Skype call from a friend. To my surprise I couldn't see myself in the little video window, nor could he see my video on his screen. My webcam light was off. I booted into Karmic A with the 31-19 kernel and discovered that the web camer works fine, as does Skype.
So, to summarize, this laptop has two copies of Kubuntu Karmic, both automatically updated, both using the same video driver, both have skype, cheese and guvcview, but while running the 31-19 kernel the cheese, skype, guvcview and the webcam works in B but not in A.
I don't smoke, but this certainly looks like a "3 pipe problem"!
When Karmic came out I decided to upgrade Jaunty A to Karmic A but install Karmic B on top of Jaunty B using the LiveCD. Both the upgrade and the install worked well, and as long as I needed that special Windows app, Karmic A had to stay. However, I spend all of my time in Karmic B, because it has the larger partition.
Yesterday, or the day before?, the 31-19 kernels were added by the updater. I was running the 31-17 kernel in Karmic B, which boots automatically. I manually boot the 31-19 kernel to see if it would improve the problem I have with Stellarium. It didn't. While running it I got a Skype call from a friend. To my surprise I couldn't see myself in the little video window, nor could he see my video on his screen. My webcam light was off. I booted into Karmic A with the 31-19 kernel and discovered that the web camer works fine, as does Skype.
So, to summarize, this laptop has two copies of Kubuntu Karmic, both automatically updated, both using the same video driver, both have skype, cheese and guvcview, but while running the 31-19 kernel the cheese, skype, guvcview and the webcam works in B but not in A.
I don't smoke, but this certainly looks like a "3 pipe problem"!
just kiding
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