Hello,
because my DV video camera didn't work with skype and nobody could help
me I bought a new webcam (Philips SPC 710NC).
I know it's not on the compatibility list, but a similar Philips camera
was and so I was brave.
Switching it to a recent Ubuntu laptop "worked" in Skype out of the
box. But the quality was really bad and other tools like luvcview or
guvcview doesn't work with the camera.
Ekiga worked with the camera and the I think the quality was much better
as in Skype. Not sure why.
Please try to help me. If it's not possible to get it working in good
quality I'll simply return it to my dealer.
dmesg:
Jul 30 20:33:39 optolix kernel: [14821.712275] usb 2-2: new full speed USB
device using uhci_hcd and address 9
Jul 30 20:33:39 optolix kernel: [14821.757576] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen
from 1 choice
Jul 30 20:33:39 optolix kernel: [14821.767530]
/build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c:
USB GSPCA camera found. SONIX JPEG (sn9c1xx)
Jul 30 20:33:40 optolix pulseaudio[6285]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't
support 44100 Hz, changed to 16000 Hz.
Jul 30 20:33:40 optolix pulseaudio[6285]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't
support 2 channels, changed to 1.
Jul 30 20:22:31 optolix kernel: [ 5816.676221]
/build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c:
USB GSPCA camera found. SONIX JPEG (sn9c1xx)
v4l-info:
### video4linux device info [/dev/video0] ###
general info
VIDIOCGCAP
name : "Philips SPC 710NC"
type : 0x1 [CAPTURE]
channels : 1
audios : 0
maxwidth : 640
maxheight : 480
minwidth : 160
minheight : 120
channels
VIDIOCGCHAN(0)
channel : 0
name : "SN9CXXX"
tuners : 0
flags : 0x0 []
type : CAMERA
norm : 0
tuner
ioctl VIDIOCGTUNER: Invalid argument
audio
ioctl VIDIOCGAUDIO: Invalid argument
picture
VIDIOCGPICT
brightness : 9040
hue : 0
colour : 32768
contrast : 16128
whiteness : 0
depth : 24
palette : RGB24
buffer
VIDIOCGFBUF
base : (nil)
height : 0
width : 0
depth : 0
bytesperline : 0
window
VIDIOCGWIN
x : 0
y : 0
width : 640
height : 480
chromakey : 0
flags : 0
> luvcview
luvcview version 0.2.1
Video driver: x11
A window manager is available
video /dev/video0
Error opening device /dev/video0: unable to query device.
Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
regards
Andreas
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