Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > I'm coming to this thread late, so please excuse me if you've covered > this already. > > I've had to use gscpa from upstream to get some more recent logitech > cameras to work. You can get the upstream tarball from > http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html > > I see now, though that sid has the package gspca-source updated to the > latest version from upstream. You have to use module-assistant etc, > but it works for me on a couple logitech cameras (not "chat"). > > hth > > A > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:40:57PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 21:08:03 +0000, David Dawson wrote: >> > Florian Kulzer wrote: >> > >> > > On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 18:28:03 +0000, David Dawson wrote: >> > >> Magnus Pedersen wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > David Dawson wrote: >> > >> >>>> >> > >> >> Thanks! ... >> > >> >>> What does dmesg give your right after: >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> - you plug in the device? >> > >> >> This: >> > >> >> usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 >> > >> >> usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >>> - you modprobe the module? >> > >> >> This: >> > >> >> Linux video capture interface: v2.00 >> > >> >> usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx >> > >> >> /usr/src/modules/spca5xx/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver >> > >> >> 00.60.00 registered >> > >> > >> > >> > And even after this you dont get /dev/video ? >> > >> >> > >> That's correct. >> > >> I tried using MAKDEV, but it only created stuff in /dev/.static/dev >> > > >> > > That happens because udev should normally handle the device nodes >> > > automatically. What messages do you get if you start >> > > >> > > udevmonitor >> > > >> > > and then plug in the camera? >> > I get the following: >> > UEVENT[1176670280.086049] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2 >> > UEVENT[1176670280.086132] >> > add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/usbdev4.3_ep00 >> > UEVENT[1176670280.089077] >> > add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0 >> > UDEV [1176670280.089077] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2 >> > UEVENT[1176670280.089137] >> > add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/usbdev4.3_ep81 >> > UEVENT[1176670280.089149] add@/class/usb_device/usbdev4.3 >> > UDEV [1176670280.124411] >> > add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/usbdev4.3_ep00 >> > UDEV [1176670280.127800] >> > add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0 >> > UDEV [1176670280.219247] >> > add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/usbdev4.3_ep81 >> > UDEV [1176670280.260397] add@/class/usb_device/usbdev4.3 >> >> So udev does create some device nodes but not /dev/video0. What happens >> if you symlink the device as /dev/video? >> >> [ snip: purging hotplug has been taken care of ] >> >> > As a parenthetical note, I have an elcheapo webcam which is detected, >> > the module is loaded and the /dev/video0 device created just perfectly, >> > so I am sure udev is doing its job, in the case of that device >> >> Is there any difference in the output of udevmonitor when you plug in >> that camera? >> >> -- >> Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer >> Florian | >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> I purged spca5xx and installed gspca from the tarball and now with camorama, I can get streaming and capture, but only at a low resolution, (176 x 144), but at least it works.
I can get higher resolutions with camstream, but they show major defects in the rendition, such as showing only a partial frame, or jagged lines across the image. Still it looks as if it can be fully supported in the future. Thanks -- If you wrestle in the mud with a pig. you both get dirty, and the pig likes it. -- Dave Dawson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]