[Bug 41779] Re: webcam error - ov511.c: No decompressor available

[Gabriel Bauman]

This still doesn't work in Intrepid with kernel 2.6.27-11-generic. It's
been YEARS now.

The problem is a missing JPEG decompressor. It's not needed by ALL ov511
cameras, apparently.

The decompressor source is already available in package ov51x-jpeg-
source which is designed to be built using module-assistant, `m-a a-i
ov51x-jpeg-source`. Unfortunately, that package does not build - it's
broken. Apparently this has been fixed in Jaunty.

See bug #262853.

Here's a dmesg snippet:

*plugged in the camera*

[44274.490731] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[44274.508539] ov511: USB OV518 video device found
[44274.510124] ov511: Device revision 9
[44274.522126] ov511: Compression required with OV518...enabling
[44275.913164] ov511: Sensor is an OV6630AE
[44276.118369] ov511: Device at usb-0000:00:1d.1-2 registered to minor 0
[44276.118443] usbcore: registered new interface driver ov511
[44276.118451] ov511: v1.64 for Linux 2.5 : ov511 USB Camera Driver

* cat /dev/video0 *

[45736.549348] ov511: No decompressor available

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webcam error - ov511.c: No decompressor available
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