3 Jul
2008
3 Jul
'08
12:23 p.m.
Greetings,
I purchased a Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP, which is apparently
supported by the gspca driver. However, I've made the rather surprising
discovery that webcam support is *not* a feature of the 64 Studio and
JAD distributions. Ouch.
So if I'm right it appears that I'll have to recompile the kernel for
V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I
should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos,
yes ?
If you've used a webcam under one of the Linux rt systems, please
advise, it would be most appreciated.
Best,
dp
3 Jul
3 Jul
1:23 p.m.
2008/7/3 Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com>om>:
Greetings,
So if I'm right it appears that I'll have to recompile the kernel for
V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I
should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos,
yes ?
check your kernel config (in /boot/ directory).
my one has these lines in it:
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=y
If you've used a webcam under one of the Linux rt
systems, please
advise, it would be most appreciated.
I've got a "hercules webcam deluxe" and had to compile
the ov51x-jpeg driver for it.
v4l version 2 is not supported by this driver currently.
2:26 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Emanuel Rumpf <xbran(a)web.de> wrote:
> So if I'm right it appears that I'll have
to recompile the kernel for
> V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I
> should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos,
> yes ?
check your kernel config (in /boot/ directory).
my one has these lines in it:
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=y
That cam will require this kernel config option enabled as well:
CONFIG_USB_ZC0301
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3:17 p.m.
R Dicaire wrote:
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Emanuel Rumpf
<xbran(a)web.de> wrote:
I checked the config in /boot, the entries look exactly as per
Emanuel's
reply. The ZC0301 entry is also marked m.
What do I need to do next ?
Best,
dp
> So if I'm right it appears that I'll
have to recompile the kernel for
> V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I
> should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos,
> yes ?
>
check your kernel config (in /boot/ directory).
my one has these lines in it:
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=y
That cam will require this kernel config option enabled as well:
CONFIG_USB_ZC0301 
3:39 p.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
What do I need to do next ?
Plug it in an loot at dmesg...
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4:17 p.m.
Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> writes:
I checked the config in /boot
This is not the proper procedure, btw:
zcat /proc/config.gz
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4:31 p.m.
2008/7/3 Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com>om>:
What do I need to do next ?
for compiling the driver, install the kernel headers
compile it, install it
load it:
modprobe drivername
(maybe (re-)pluggin in the cam (usb?) will autoload the driver)
check if there is a v4l device
ls -lh /dev/video*
run
gstreamer-properties
to test it
8 Jul
8 Jul
9:43 a.m.
R Dicaire wrote:
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Emanuel Rumpf
<xbran(a)web.de> wrote:
It's working without that module. Can you tell me why I should use it ?
Best,
dp
check your kernel config (in /boot/ directory).
my one has these lines in it:
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=y
That cam will require this kernel config option enabled as well:
CONFIG_USB_ZC0301
3 Jul
3 Jul
3:58 p.m.
On Thursday 03 July 2008 10:23:24 Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings,
I purchased a Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP, which is apparently
supported by the gspca driver. However, I've made the rather surprising
discovery that webcam support is *not* a feature of the 64 Studio and
JAD distributions. Ouch.
So if I'm right it appears that I'll have to recompile the kernel for
V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I
should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos,
yes ?
If you've used a webcam under one of the Linux rt systems, please
advise, it would be most appreciated.
Ubuntu Studio on this box:
~$ uname -a
Linux zriven 2.6.22-15-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Tue Jun 10 11:20:44 UTC 2008 i686
GNU/Linux
just plugged in a usb webcam for a test for you.
xawtv shows my mug in its window.
Best,
dp
all the best,
drew
4 Jul
4 Jul
7:19 p.m.
Greetings,
Big thanks to everyone who replied, I appreciate the input.
I got things working to some extent simply by creating the /dev/video0
device node, thanks to some instructions found on Google. The I plugged
in the webcam, started xawtv4, and voila, there was my big face on-screen.
Alas, xawtv4 is the only app I have working. Luvcview, motv, freej, all
start okay, the camera's light comes on, but no video appears in their
displays. I'll keep playing with their configuration files, I'm sure I'm
missing some detail.
It's a start. :)
Best,
dp
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