On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:23:00 -0400 Albert Lee <tr...@opensolaris.org>
wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 4:51 AM, Bob Hoekstra <bob.hoeks...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>> <trim>
> I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with the Acer Crystal Eye
>> webcam. This is built into my Laptop (Acer Aspire 5735) and has never
worked
>> with OpenSolaris. I have googled some users who have got it working with
>> Linux. It's a nice-to-have, and before I spend days on a fruitless
search,
>> perhaps there is someone who knows more than I about this. Any
>> comments/advice welcome.
>>
>
> Can you provide info about this webcam from 'echo ::prtusb | sudo mdb
> -k'? The Acer Crystal Eye in my Aspire One works perfectly, as it is a
> standard USB video class device.
>
> -Albert
Thanks for the response Albert. This is what I get:
r...@breeze [/root] echo ::prtusb | mdb -k
INDEX DRIVER INST NODE VID.PID PRODUCT
1 ehci 0 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
2 ehci 1 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
3 uhci 0 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
4 uhci 1 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
5 uhci 2 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
6 uhci 3 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
7 uhci 4 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
8 uhci 5 pci1025,176 0000.0000 No Product String
9 scsa2usb 0 storage 0bda.0158 USB2.0-CRW
a scsa2usb 5 storage 18a5.0216 Desktop USB Drive
b usb_mid 1 device 046d.c51b USB Receiver
c usb_mid 0 miscellaneous 5986.0105 Acer Crystal Eye
webcam
I also note on boot up it is recognised as an "audio device"! I get lines
like this in messages:
Oct 12 17:34:17 breeze usba: [ID 349649 kern.notice] USB Audio Device
Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Is that normal?
Interestingly, I can access the webcam from a Windows VirtualBox VM, and it
seems to behave normally, so obviously the hardware itself is OK.
Perhaps take this to email between us? I doubt the rest of the readers are
overly excited about this. I can always post something if we/I find the
solution.
Bob
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