Clicksmart 310 webcam

[Keith Clark]

On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 21:19 -0400, Keith Clark wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 19:56 -0400, Keith Clark wrote:
> > I'm trying to get my old Logitech Clicksmart 310 webcam to work with
> > 9.04 and am not having a great deal of luck.
> > 
> > keithclark at HP1211N:~$ lsusb
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> > Bus 003 Device 008: ID 046d:0900 Logitech, Inc. ClickSmart 310
> > Bus 003 Device 006: ID 046d:c283 Logitech, Inc. WingMan Force 3D
> > Bus 003 Device 004: ID 03f0:1205 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 4500C/5550C
> > Bus 003 Device 003: ID 03f0:1c17 Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 2550l
> > Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0451:2046 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB2046 Hub
> > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card
> > Reader
> > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0000:0001  
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I saw somewhere to run gstreamer-properties and see what I got when I
> > tried to access the camera.  Here is the output:
> > 
> > keithclark at HP1211N:~$ gstreamer-properties
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
> > gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux
> > (v4l)': Device "/dev/video0" does not exist. [v4l_calls.c(168):
> > gst_v4l_open (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4lSrc:v4lsrc2]
> > 
> > It seems as though Ubuntu does not recognize the /dev/video0 which I'm
> > assuming is my video cam.
> > 
> > Keith
> > 
> > 
> > 
> I do notice that when I plug in the webcam while watching /dev/ I see
> video0 for a few seconds and then it disappears.  If that information
> helps any.
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 

And here is what comes up in /var/log/messages when I plug in the
webcam:

Aug  7 21:24:56 HP1211N kernel: [113757.047126] usb 3-4: USB disconnect,
address 10
Aug  7 21:25:08 HP1211N kernel: [113769.764057] usb 3-4: new full speed
USB device using ohci_hcd and address 11
Aug  7 21:25:08 HP1211N kernel: [113769.993953] usb 3-4: configuration
#1 chosen from 1 choice
Aug  7 21:25:08 HP1211N kernel: [113769.994745] gspca: probing 046d:0900
Aug  7 21:25:09 HP1211N kernel: [113770.047064] gspca: probe ok
Aug  7 21:25:09 HP1211N kernel: [113770.047110] gspca: probing 046d:0900
Aug  7 21:25:10 HP1211N kernel: [113772.010073] gspca: disconnect
complete

Sorry for the multiple posts.  I'm just forwarding what I learn here.

Keith