debian linux, issues for the pd1100 creative vista cam
 

ive been working on trying to get my cam up and running on linux. i belive the driver is installed correctly.

this is dmesg:

Linux video capture interface: v2.00
usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx
/usr/src/modules/spca5xx/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver 00.60.00 registered

lsusb:

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 066f:8324 SigmaTel, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 03f0:4f11 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05fe:0011 Chic Technology Corp. Browser Mouse
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 041e:401b Creative Technology, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

lsmod:

spca5xx 642544 0
videodev 21120 1 spca5xx
v4l1_compat 12036 1 videodev
v4l2_common 20448 1 videodev


spcaview -d dev/video0

Spcaview version: 1.1.7 date: 06:11:2006 (C) mxhaard@magic.fr
Initializing SDL.
SDL initialized.
bpp 3 format 15
Using video device dev/video0.
Initializing v4l.
ERROR opening V4L interface
: No such file or directory

spcaview:

Spcaview version: 1.1.7 date: 06:11:2006 (C) mxhaard@magic.fr
Initializing SDL.
SDL initialized.
bpp 3 format 15
Using video device /dev/video0.
Initializing v4l.
ERROR opening V4L interface
: No such file or directory


so that means i need to install v4l?
or does it mean i have v4l sence videodev is installed since v4l_common and v4l_compat is being used by videodev and i need to tell it were it is and if thats the case how would i go about doin it? or is it sumthing i just completly missed. thanks for the help

oh ya the website i got the driver from http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

my camera is the 36th one down, "Creative 29 0x041e 0x401a Vista PD1100 spca561a Embedded yes * spca5xx ***"

it says that its compatable with the driver i installed.

chmod 0666 /dev/video0:

chmod: cannot access `/dev/video0': No such file or directory

var/log/messages:

Aug 20 20:28:15 debian kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 5
Aug 20 20:28:20 debian kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
Aug 20 20:28:20 debian kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

Aug 20 18:56:04 debian kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00
Aug 20 18:56:19 debian kernel: usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx
Aug 20 18:56:19 debian kernel: /usr/src/modules/spca5xx/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver 00.60.00 registered


unplugging the camera and plugging it in then checking the messages it also shows the spca5xx driver is registered.