camorama

[Karl Larsen]

Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> steve wrote:
>>     
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>>> | steve wrote:
>>> | Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>> | | | I looked at the FAQ and the database and several other places and find
>>> | | | no information on how to set up my camera in Linux. I really think
>>> it is
>>> | | | not possible for some reason
>>> | | |
>>> | | | Karl
>>> | | |
>>> | | |
>>> | | does it work in any other app?  have you installed spca cam drivers?
>>> | |
>>> | |>     No. Should I apt-get install spca cam? I tried it and it said no
>>> | |> such thing. Yes the camera works fine on WindowsXP.
>>> | |
>>> | |> Karl
>>> | |
>>> | |>
>>> |
>>> | download and install this
>>> |
>>> | http://www.reillyblog.com/uploads/gspcav1-20071214.tar.gz
>>> |
>>> | reboot, and then your cam will work.
>>> |
>>> |
>>> |
>>> |>
>>>
>>> |     Hi Steve did as you asked but my system can't find gspcagui -d
>>> | /dev/video0
>>> |  so it can't work. I guess gspcagui should be in /usr/bin?
>>>
>>>
>>> | Karl
>>>
>>>
>>> not sure what that app is, but i dont think what i gave you installs
>>> that.  if you have a compatible camera, (hundreds are), and you have
>>> installed the driver, plug it in, and it should "just work" in skype,
>>> ekiga, and other apps as well.
>>>
>>> did you get any compile erros, and did you reboot?
>>>
>>>
>>> - --
>>> Steve Reilly
>>>
>>> http://reillyblog.com
>>>
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>>     Hi Steve, I just got back to it. Here is the err file:
>>
>> karl at karl-desktop:~/work/gspcav1-20071214$ more kgspca.err
>> make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build 
>> SUBDIRS=/home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214 C
>> C=cc modules
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
>>   CC [M]  /home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/gspca_core.o
>>   CC [M]  /home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/decoder/gspcadecoder.o
>>   LD [M]  /home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/gspca.o
>>   Building modules, stage 2.
>>   MODPOST 1 modules
>>   CC      /home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/gspca.mod.o
>>   LD [M]  /home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/gspca.ko
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
>> karl at karl-desktop:~/work/gspcav1-20071214$
>>
>> It looks to me like it made the headers and they are in the pile I 
>> compiled. The help keeps talking about v4l infrastucture which I know 
>> nothing about :-)
>>
>>     
>
> Did you run "sudo make install"?
> and reboot.
>
> But before running this command, check in the Makefile if the install path 
> points to the right folder.
> In gutsy it should read:
> MODULE_INSTALLDIR = /lib/modules/$(KERNEL_VERSION)/ubuntu/gspcav1/media/
>
> Thomas
>
>
>   
    Hi Thomas something went wrong with the make install. I did this:

root at karl-desktop:~# locate gspca.o
/home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/.gspca.o.cmd
/home/karl/work/gspcav1-20071214/gspca.o

and it says this kernel item was not put in the kernel at all. I am an 
old hand at tarballs but this one is different. I will make sure that 
make install has the right address and truck on. Thanks!

Karl


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