On 30 May 2012 18:30, pete smout <psmo...@live.com> wrote: > On 30/05/12 17:59, Simon Greenwood wrote: > >> >> >> On 30 May 2012 17:56, pete smout <psmo...@live.com >> <mailto:psmo...@live.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have just purchased a very cheap webcam (£1.00), and I cannot get >> *buntu to recognise it?! >> >> The only details I have are: >> >> PNP (plug and Play) >> CMOS colour sensors ? >> 24 bit true colour video mode >> USB interface >> >> >> "System Requirements" >> Pentium 200, or higher CPU >> win 98SE - XP >> >> My Machine (s) >> Ideally It would be used with the laptop so I will give that ones >> specs! >> >> >> >> running Oneric (11.10) >> Kernel 3.0.0-20-generic >> Gnome 3.2.1 >> Dual core Intel Core duo T5250 >> 3gb ram >> >> Trying to use cheese but have got Kamoso installed and open to >> suggestions! >> >> I have a driver on disk for Windows but cannot get any joy with wine >> or Mono-runtime >> >> Any Ideas gratefully received >> >> >> Grep for it in dmesg, you should at least be able to get a >> manufacturer's name if it's connecting. >> >> s/ >> -- >> Twitter: @sfgreenwood >> "TBA are particularly glib" >> >> >> >> Hi, > > I hope this makes more sense to you than it does me! > > pete@petes-lappy:/var/log$ grep usb dmesg > [ 0.394321] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs > [ 0.394339] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub > [ 0.394388] usbcore: registered new device driver usb > [ 1.070556] usb usb7: hash matches > [ 1.604097] usb 3-1: new low speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd > [ 2.016067] usb 5-1: new full speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd > [ 2.298272] input: SONiX USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:** > 1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/input/**input5 > [ 2.298444] generic-usb 0003:0C45:7428.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID > v1.00 Mouse [SONiX USB Device] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1/input0 > [ 2.298471] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid > [ 2.298474] usbhid: USB HID core driver > pete@petes-lappy:/var/log$ > > The web cam was the only thing plugged in to usb at the time of running... > > Hmm, looks like some Sonix devices are supported but not that one. It *might* work with the Windows drivers and ndiswrapper: try extracting the installer in Wine and install the driver with sudo ndiswrapper -i /filepath/filename.inf where /filepath/filename.inf is the path to the extracted files and the driver inf file. Video4Linux might also work but again there's no guarantee.
s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib"
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