Ubuntu – Google Talk Plugin in GMail on MacBook 2,1

I have wrote this little script according the instructions suggested by @suli8.

If you save it to a file (lets call it apply-googletalk-v4l1-workaround.sh, but can be anything), then you could apply it by:

sudo bash apply-googletalk-v4l1-workaround.sh

This might help in avoiding small mistakes.

#!/bin/bash

plugin_location=/opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin

mv $plugin_location $plugin_location.real

cat > $plugin_location <<EOF
#!/bin/sh
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so $plugin_location.real
EOF

chmod +x $plugin_location

killall GoogleTalkPlugin

I have seen in an above comment that the workaround made Google Talk stop working in Gmail. I guess it was because of some small error in executing the steps. Using this script might avoid that error.

You may need to check your sound settings using the Ubuntu System Settings - ensure you device shows up. You would look under the Input Tab.

If it says Analog Microphone like mine does you will need to change it to 'Internal Microphone'. You may also have to uncheck 'mute' or increase the input volume.