Hi Malte, On Tuesday 09 June 2009 23:24:21 Malte Gell wrote: > Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]> wrote > > > Hi Malte, > > > > On Tuesday 09 June 2009 16:07:28 Malte Gell wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > just a hint for folks who may need it... The USB microphone of my > > > Philips SPC 620 NC never worked with Linux. I could never use the mic > > > with Skype. > > > > > > A few days agos, when I installed a dual boot system with Windows Vista > > > I noticed something interesting: after installing the Windows drivers > > > and using the cam/mic with Skype under Windows it suddenly started to > > > work under Linux as well! > > > > > > My guess is, the Windows driver loads necessary firmware into the > > > camera that makes the microphone work under Linux. > > > > > > So, if you have a (USB) webcam and its microphone does not work with > > > Linux I would suggest to use the cam under Windows with the Windows > > > driver it may help to make the cam work under Linux. > > > > Thanks for the report. Have you installed a Philips-specific driver or > > did you use the stock Windows UVC driver ? > > Indeed, it was the driver from Philips. I don't think, a stock Windows > driver can upload a firmware. I have not even tried the stock Windows > driver, I just installed the Philips drivers.
Do you still have a copy of the USB descriptors before the firmware upgrade ? If so, could you compare it with the USB descriptors after the upgrade ? Best regards, Laurent Pinchart _______________________________________________ Linux-uvc-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/linux-uvc-devel
