pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > From: Dan Ritter > > Step 3: Does lsusb show the device? > > peter@dalton:~$ lsusb -vs 005 | head > Couldn't open device, some information will be missing > > Bus 003 Device 005: ID 1164:f533 YUAN High-Tech Development Co., Ltd > Device Descriptor: > bLength 18 > bDescriptorType 1 > bcdUSB 2.10 > bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class > bDeviceSubClass 0 > bDeviceProtocol 0 > bMaxPacketSize0 64 > > The full output is at http://easthope.ca/lsusb.vs5.txt . UVC not > mentioned.
Oooch, yeah. This is not going to work in anything other than a Windows machine with the manufacturer's driver loaded. > > Step 4: Why do you think it's UVC compliant? > > Naive assumption that USB + video = UVC. I have been bitten too many times by that sort of assumption. Now you have, too. > Management by committee. I suggested the Startech USB32VGCAPRO which > shows Mac support. > https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/usb-3-capture-device-vga~USB32VGCAPRO > > Staples doesn't sell that but lists the Startech USB3HDCAP. Someone > decided to substitute. (This is the public sector. Throw money until > something works or the administration loses interest.) > > We should aim for an adapter claiming to support UVC and Linux. > Two examples. > https://inogeni.com/product/vga-to-usb-3-0 > https://www.epiphan.com/store/avio-hd/ > > (https://inogeni.com/product/hdmi-dvi-to-usb-3 can not convert > analogue to digital. Therefore can not be used with a passive VGA to > DVI adapter.) > > USB in a disused Mac might work. For a PC with Debian buy the USB > adapter sold or recommended by the vendor of the converter. > > Additional tips always welcome. Don't send that "someone" out to buy things again. Order from a store with a good reputation for taking returns. I like the looks of that Inogeni, and you'd think that a public sector org in Vancouver would like to buy from a Canadian company. Or I think so, anyway. -dsr-
