Webcam install problem

nuteduard · 09-03-2007, 01:25 AM

I have a Canyon CN-WCAMN1 webcam and I can't make it to work on fedora 7. please tell me how to make it work. there are no linux drivers for it anywhere .... so maybe there is a plug-and-play solution to it. and please be very explicit in answers because it's my first time using linux.

thank you

unSpawn · 09-04-2007, 04:37 PM

Plug in the cam (supposedly this uses USB, right?), then open a terminal. Make sure you are the root account user (type "su -l" and give root password) then type (or paste) this:

Code:

echo lsusb > /tmp/usb.log
lsusb >> /tmp/usb.log
echo dmesg >> /tmp/usb.log
dmesg | tac | head -30 | tac >> /tmp/usb.log

Post the contents of /tmp/usb.log in BB code tags.

nuteduard · 09-05-2007, 02:04 AM

This is the contet of /tmp/usb.log

Code:

 lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0c45:6270 Microdia 
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
dmesg
bcm43xx: PHY connected
bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2)
bcm43xx: set security called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0
SoftMAC: Associate: Scanning for networks first.
SoftMAC: Associate: failed to initiate scan. Is device up?
bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2)
audit(1188974338.127:23): audit_pid=1939 old=0 by auid=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:auditd_t:s0
SELinux: initialized (dev rpc_pipefs, type rpc_pipefs), uses genfs_contexts
Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11
NET: Registered protocol family 31
Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8
Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.1
SELinux: initialized (dev autofs, type autofs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev autofs, type autofs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev autofs, type autofs), uses genfs_contexts
Bridge firewalling registered
virbr0: no IPv6 routers present
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): peth0: link is not ready
device peth0 entered promiscuous mode
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
usb 6-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
usb 6-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

unSpawn · 09-05-2007, 12:01 PM

Code:

 lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0c45:6270 Microdia

OK. So it's another one of those Microdia's... The list for know USB devices is at Qbik but it doesn't list yours. In any case since it's a Microdia you should probably try the "sn9c1xx" driver which you will find here. Please read this document before doing anything else.