Camorama

[Jim Smith]

Phil Pinkerton wrote:
> 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
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> Jim Smith wrote:
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>> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
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>>> 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
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>>>> 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.
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>>>>         
>>> /
>>> *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:
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>>>> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
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>>>>> Try EasyCam ( apt-get install easycam )
>>>>>
>>>>> It help me
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> Jim Smith wrote:
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>>>>>> 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:
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>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>> The first item is the webcam. Anyone deal with this problem?
>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim
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>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
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>> I did it all as you instructed and still no joy.  This is the output
>> from running xawtv from the command line:
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>>> 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:~$
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>> Not sure what to do next.
>>
>> Jim
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Thanks for cleaning the cruft out, I should have,
mknod returned the error "invalid device type '81"" would 'MAKEDEV" work
do you think?