camorama

[Karl Larsen]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Thomas Kaiser wrote:
>   
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> steve wrote:
>>>     
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>>>> | steve wrote:
>>>> | Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>>> | | 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
>>
>>
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>>     
>     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
>
>
>   
    Hi again Thomas I went to the kernel's modules and found this:

root at karl-desktop:/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/media# cd gspcav1/
root at karl-desktop:/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/media/gspcav1# ls
gspca.ko
root at karl-desktop:/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/media/gspcav1#

And this is the only filename.ko in the tarball and made by the system. 
I think maybe I need to make this module available to the kernel.

I did a ps -A and did not see gspca so that must be the problem :-)


Karl


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