On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 06:25:49PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:30:50 +0200, Raven wrote: > > Hi all. > > I am trying to install the 'gspca' driver for a Logitech webcam but > > compiling from source fails and I could not find any debian package > > containing that module. > > Any ideas? > > All the recent Sid kernels should include the gspca modules. To check > for your kernel, see > > ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/
I am facing a similar situation: attempting to set up a webcam under sid. Not succeeding in getting any display yet. 2.6.26 doesn't have gspca, but 2.6.29 does. I've tried - two webcams - amd64 and 486 kernels - camorama and skype > If you need more help with getting your camera working then we have to > see the relevant part of your "lsusb" output. Both cameras are recognized, creating /dev/video0. $ lsusb Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0ac8:307b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. USB 1.1 WebCam Bus 002 Device 003: ID 062a:0000 Creative Labs Optical mouse Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046e:550f Behavior Tech. Computer Corp. Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Stroage Device Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Skype lists no video devices with either camera, either kernel. Here is the output of camorama, which defaults to /dev/video0 $ sudo camorama -D VIDIOCGCAP device name = PC Camera device type = 1 can use mmap() # of channels = 1 # of audio devices = 0 max width = 640 max height = 480 min width = 48 min height = 32 VIDIOCGWIN x = 0 y = 0 width = 320 height = 240 chromakey = 0 flags = 0 VIDIOCGWIN x = 0 y = 0 width = 320 height = 240 chromakey = 0 flags = 0 VIDIOCGPICT: bright = 0 hue = 0 colour = 0 contrast = 32768 whiteness = 39321 colour depth = 8 VIDIOCGMBUF mb.size = 475136 mb.frames = 4 mb.offset = 118784 (camorama:3502): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated update_tooltip called tip - acap off ** Message: SET PIC ** Message: SET PIC update_tooltip called tip - acap off Unable to capture image (VIDIOCSYNC) Any suggestions on troubleshooting/testing? Thanks, Joel > -- > Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer > Florian | > -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
