OrbiCam does not work on Ubuntu

[Phil Pinkerton]

Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
>   
>> Thomas Kaiser wrote:
>>     
>>> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> OrbiCam does not work on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xbuntu Feisty Herd5 ( fawn? )
>>>> 7.04 amd64
>>>>
>>>> lsusb = Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0402:5602 ALi Corp.
>>>>
>>>> video0 does exist but xawtv does not see it ??
>>>>
>>>> ll /dev/video0
>>>> crw-rw—- 1 root adm 81, 0 2007-04-23 05:41 /dev/video0
>>>>
>>>> xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/x86_64 (2.6.20-14-generic)
>>>> can’t open /dev/video0: No such device
>>>> v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
>>>> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device
>>>> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device
>>>> v4l: open /dev/video0: No such device
>>>> no video grabber device available
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Note: Tried building and install driver from SVN source:
>>>>
>>>> lsmod = usbcore                   154416  7
>>>> m560x,usbhid,usb_storage,libusual,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
>>>>              videodev                    29824  1 m560x
>>>>              v4l2_common            28800  1 videodev
>>>>              v4l1_compat              14980  1 videodev
>>>>
>>>> Ubuntu Linux 2.6.20-14-generic #2 SMP Mon Apr 2 16:32:46 UTC 2007 x86_64
>>>> GNU/Linux
>>>>
>>>> Works fine on XP
>>>>
>>>> What's the hang up on this driver  web search is full of OLD News about
>>>> the m560x driver ??
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Hello Phil
>>>
>>> It looks that only root and group adm has access to /dev/video0. Your 
>>> are a member of the adm group? Did you try this as root?
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Chmod to 666  /dev/video*
>>
>> Now xawtv just hangs there, cannot break even with ctrl C, need to kill
>> it to return to prompt.
>>
>>  xawtv
>> This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/x86_64 (2.6.20-14-generic)
>>
>> Chown to my account no diff.
>>
>> cannot run as root do not have display set for root
>>
>>
>> Phil
>>     
>
> Phil
>
> Check your kernel log. You might find something interesting there.
>
> Thomas
>
>
>   
But what does it all mean ??

Where do I find the "Kernel log" ? I am only familiar with dmesg and syslog.

Outputs from dmseg and syslog that seem related to the webcam after (
insmod and modprobe ) and running xawtv -f

DMESG:

79.979943] Boot video device is 0000:01:05.0
119.785452] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
snip ...

566.292511] /usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m560x_core.c:
usb_m560x_init - M560x-based WebCam driver start
up
[  566.293437] /usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m560x_core.c:
m560x_probe - M560x-based WebCam connected
[  566.293443] /usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m560x_core.c:
Ali M5602-based WebCam found.
[  566.881918]
/usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m5602_mt9v111.c:
[m5602_probe_mt9v111:189] probe mt9v111 senso
r id ff ff
[  566.887651]
/usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m5602_ov9650.c:
[m5602_probe_ov9650:190] probe ov9650 sensor i
d ff ff
[  566.893402]
/usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m5602_ov7640.c:
[m5602_probe_ov7640:190] probe ov7640 sensor i
d ff ff
snip...

566.893674] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
0000000000000068 RIP:
[  566.893680]  [<ffffffff883d9efd>] :m560x:usb_m560x_probe+0x43d/0x750
[  566.893695] PGD 44c43067 PUD 44c44067 PMD 0
[  566.893700] Oops: 0000 [1] SMP
[  566.893704] CPU 0
[  566.893706] Modules linked in: m560x .....snip
snip...

566.893985]  [<ffffffff8805f029>] :m560x:usb_m560x_init+0x29/0x5f
snip ...

566.894060] Code: 41 ff 56 68 f6 05 78 da 00 00 10 74 39 41 b9 44 00 00
00 41
[  566.894072] RIP  [<ffffffff883d9efd>] :m560x:usb_m560x_probe+0x43d/0x750
[  566.894082]  RSP <ffff810044c49c98>
[  566.894084] CR2: 0000000000000068
[  566.894087] 
<6>/usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m560x_core.c: m560x open


SYSLOG
kernel: [  566.894087] 
<6>/usr/src/m560x-driver/m560x/trunk/km_m560x/m560x_core.c: m560x open