[Novalug] Still trying to get a webcam to work...

Roy Wilson emperor_wilson@verizon.net
Thu Jul 30 16:00:12 EDT 2009





> I forgot the specifics for your cam
> 
> what is the brand, etc?

The file manager sees it as this:

file:///dev/v4l/by-id/usb-SiGma_Micro_USB_Web_Camera-video-index0

  It is a SiGma Micro, and I've never told the system that, so it's ID'ing from the connection.

> output from
>    lsusb

sysop@64bit:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1c4f:3000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
sysop@64bit:~$

Lines from sysop@64bit:~$ dmesg > startup_output.txt
 containing "webcam":

[    8.302325] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[    8.314359] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB Web Camera (1c4f:3000)
[    8.319043] uvcvideo: Failed to query (135) UVC control 1 (unit 0) : -32 (exp. 26).
[    8.322236] input: USB Web Camera as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/input/input3
[    8.340282] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[    8.340303] USB Video Class driver (v0.1.0)

  I installed Camera Monitor and Camorama.  When I start Camorama the monitor says the webcam is on (it's not).  Camorama immediately crashes out with:

   Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0)
   Please check the connection.

  Obviously it's connected. When I OK out of the above screen, the Camera Monitor pops up with "Camera is off".

   I'm about ready to start taking prozac.... :)



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