Hi, I've trying to use my PCVC740K "ToUCam Pro" on linux for a while without much success.
The kernel version is: uname -a Linux linux 2.6.13-15.8-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 7 11:07:24 UTC 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux I downloaded the lastest version (10.0.11) of pwc driver from www.saillard.org site and followed build instructions from http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/16340.html The driver seems to load ok; After the execution of "modprobe pwc" dmesg returns this: pwc: Philips webcam module removed. pwc: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. pwc: Philips webcam module version 10.0.11-unofficial loaded. pwc: Supports Philips PCA645/646, PCVC675/680/690, PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 & PCVC830/840. pwc: Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30, pwc: the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro Ex, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100. pwc: Philips PCVC740K (ToUCam Pro)/PCVC840 (ToUCam II) USB webcam detected. pwc: Registered as /dev/video0. usbcore: registered new driver Philips webcam running "setpwc -p" returns: setpwc v1.1, (C) 2003-2005 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current device: Philips 740 webcam VIDIOCPWCPROBE returns: Philips 740 webcam - 740 Serial number: RS100003E1D8001 Resolution (x, y): 176, 144 Offset: 0, 0 Framerate: 10 Brightness: 32256 Hue: 65535 Colour: 32768 Contrast: 32768 Whiteness: 43008 Palette: YUV 4:2:0 Planar Compression preference: 1 Automatic gain control: -2093 Whitebalance mode: auto Blinking of LED is not supported by the combination of your webcam and the driver. Sharpness: -1 Backlight compensation mode: off Anti-flicker mode: off Noise reduction mode: 1 Pan/tilt range is not supported by the combination of your webcam and the driver. Get pan/tilt position is not supported by the combination of your webcam and the driver. The problem is that xawtv, kopete, gnomemeeting and other applications hung in trying to use the webcam. The problem seems to appear only on resolutions higher than 160x120. Running: mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l:device/dev/video0:width=160:height=120 the image appears clear and OK. Any other resolution (320x240, 640x480) does not display any image. Same behavior qastrocam program. Any tip on how to proceed will be appreciated. Thanks ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ pwc mailing list [email protected] http://lists.saillard.org/mailman/listinfo/pwc
