Webcam

GNome meeting can't access /dev/video0 I have checked and my webcam is detected and everything seems to be detected. How can I get it to access this? I have used chmod to make the video0 to be available for all users.

What video camera is it, and how have you installed the module for it? Just because it shows up under connected devices doesn't neccessarily means it's working I'm afraid. There a couple of good driver projects depending on your camera, so let us know the make + model or do a quick search on Google or the HCL on this site.

Its an Elecom web cam model E1C10. I just pluged it in and did the dmesg to get the following. Sorry I dont know how to box it in on this site so I will just add it under the line.
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usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 3
Linux video capture interface: v1.00
sn9c102: V4L2 driver for SN9C10x PC Camera Controllers v1:1.24
usb 3-2: SN9C10[12] PC Camera Controller detected (vid/pid 0x0C45/0x6005)
usb 3-2: TAS5110C1B image sensor detected
usb 3-2: Initialization succeeded
usb 3-2: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0
usb 3-2: Optional device control through 'sysfs' interface ready
usbcore: registered new driver sn9c102
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so there it is.

Thankyou. If this camera is not for linux which I seem to be getting the feeling cause I have been googling all day for two days straight. Can a camera that is common enough to find in any electronic store be pointed out to me please. Or even able to order over the net for a cheap or halfway decent price.

video4linux picks it up and tries to run it, but unfortunately I have no about v4l as I've never used. A quick google search kept bringing back Japanese results and my Japanese is a little rusty shall we say (or rather - non existant!)! Maybe another member could offer some insight.

As for webcams that do work work under Linux, check out the HCL on this website for webcams tried + tested by members, or this is one of the larger webcam projects for Linux which lists a number of webcams they support - http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

Hope you get things sorted - either your Elecom webcam or a new one!

Thankyou. Oh and sorry folks I double posted and didn't even notice. But I am glad the other post got removed and got some response to this one.

Ok I went through the Japanese site and found that my camera is ready but it does not use v4l it uses v4l2. here is something that you can go through to see.
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sn9c102: V4L2 driver for SN9C10x PC Camera Controllers v1:1.24
usb 3-2: SN9C10[12] PC Camera Controller detected (vid/pid 0x0C45/0x6005)
usb 3-2: TAS5110C1B image sensor detected
usb 3-2: Initialization succeeded
usb 3-2: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0
usb 3-2: Optional device control through 'sysfs' interface ready
usbcore: registered new driver sn9c102
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And if you see the optional device control through sysfs. Can I get some help on how to get gnome meeting through v4l2 or sysfs?

Hello again I did modprobe USB and well the same camera is seen as a completely different camera. Here is that info
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Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0c45:6005 Microdia Sweex Mini WebCam
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0024 Microsoft Corp. Trackball Explorer
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:106b Canon, Inc. S520 Printer
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
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Could this be the problem with my system not being able to access /dev/video0?

ok folks I got the elecom to work and a logitech that I bought to work. both are detected and work off what seems to the the same driver spca5xx I am about to put up the configuration and what seem to be the chip sets for them. oh and nothing was detected until I did a reboot after I installed the driver module it doesnt just recognize it and run it after you plug in the camera if you do not have the modules loaded when you boot. the elecom is reconized by the sn9c102 while the logitech by the spca5xx and the logitech is a Qcam QV-10HSBL.
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lsmod
videodev 9537 2 sn9c102,spca5xx

lsusb
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 046d:0928 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0c45:6005 Microdia Sweex Mini WebCam
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
#if you notice here the elecom camera is seen as a Microdiea Sweex Mini Webcam

dmesg
Linux video capture interface: v1.00
/root/Desktop/spca5xx-20051105/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found. SONIX sn9c101 +Tas 5110
/root/Desktop/spca5xx-20051105/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: [spca5xx_probe:8213] Camera type SN9C
/root/Desktop/spca5xx-20051105/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: [spca5xx_getcapability:2198] maxw 352 maxh 288 minw 160 minh 120
usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx
/root/Desktop/spca5xx-20051105/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver 00.57.05 registered
sn9c102: V4L2 driver for SN9C10x PC Camera Controllers v1:1.24
usbcore: registered new driver sn9c102

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Another side note that even though the Elecom uses the sn9* driver it did not become functional until i had the spca5xx driver installs and running. Now both cameras work but the Logitech gives off a better picture. THough the Elecom works with many different viewers such as Camorama and CamStream. While both of them work for Gnomemeeting. THough like I said Logitech has a much better picture. I hope this helps and for the driver the sn9 driver was part of the v4l module part of the Fedora Core 3 system I had to build and install the spca5xx driver but it was not that hard to do. I tried the RPM but it didnt work I had to do the build with a make file which came with the tar ball. In a few days I will be switching to Fedora Core 4 but before then I will be writing up everything I did just to make it easier for me so I dont have to search for everything and have a pain on everything again. Feel free to email me or something I dont know if you can email people through this server but I think there could be a way.