Camorama

[Phil Pinkerton]

Sorry to say I get the same on 6.10

But 7.04 just works when I use Xawtv from the application menu or
command line

This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.20-9-generic)
/dev/video0 [v4l]: no overlay support
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4b
ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=144;width=176;format=7): Invalid
argument

Have you tried to create /dev/video0 

crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 2007-03-08 23:19 /dev/video0

mknod c 81 0 /dev/video0

Phil




Jim Smith wrote:
> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
>   
>> Come to think of it I went through a lot of pain to get my Web Cam
>> working on Feisty 7.04 but It never worked on 6.10
>>
>> I had to in stall the new driver.
>>
>> *First *I re-installed the driver to see if would help ( read through to
>> the Second attempt )
>>  
>> /> I searched for your webcam in the internet, and it is supported, but
>>   
>>     
>>> not compiled in the default Ubuntu kernel. See:
>>> http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=3092
>>>
>>> You need to install spca5xx-source and run module-assistant (that will
>>> do the work for you).
>>> In module-assistant, you can update and prepare ubuntu to compile and
>>> install the module.
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get install spca5xx-source.
>>> sudo module-assistant
>>>
>>> #On module-assistant, this might be the correct way to do it.
>>> #i.e. Update, Prepare, Select (spca5xx), Get, Build, Install.
>>>
>>> or you can always manually install the driver by:
>>>
>>> cd /usr/src/
>>> sudo tar xvf spca5xx-source.tar.bz2
>>> cd modules/spca5xx
>>> sudo make && sudo make install
>>>
>>> To test your webcam, you can use Ekiga, or you can record videos
>>> through Youtube and Flash, (probably private) it requires Flash so,
>>> you need to
>>> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree if it haven't been installed.
>>>     
>>>       
>> /
>> *Second *I re-installed the *NEW *driver
>>
>> GO here and repeat the install ( I did it manually )
>> http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html
>>
>> After that I ran Xawtv and Camorama ran great ( I have a built-in mic
>> that still does not work )
>>
>> just for reference my lsusb shows:
>> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0ac8:0302 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0302 WebCam
>>
>> If I confused you sorry. I wen t through may steps it seems but it is
>> working ( execpt for the mic )
>>
>> I hope it helps you a little
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> Jim Smith wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Try EasyCam ( apt-get install easycam )
>>>>
>>>> It help me
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim Smith wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> I have not been able to make the webcam built into this laptop work
>>>>> yet.Camorama looks for a webcam on /dev/video0 but this seems to be a
>>>>> USB built-in.
>>>>>
>>>>> lsusb gives the following:
>>>>>   
>>>>>     
>>>>>       
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0ac8:c002 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp.
>>>>>> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>>>>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>>>>>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>>>>>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:00e1 Microsoft Corp.
>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>             
>>>>> The first item is the webcam. Anyone deal with this problem?
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>     
>>>>>       
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> I did install easycam2 as well as xawtv.  Neither one can see a webcam.
>>> Is /dev/video0 a symlink and if so to what?
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>   
>>     
> I did it all as you instructed and still no joy.  This is the output
> from running xawtv from the command line:
>   
>> This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.15-28-386)
>> can't open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>> v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
>> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>> v4l: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>> no video grabber device available
>> jim at JimsBook:~$
>>     
> Not sure what to do next.
>
> Jim
>
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