Anytime i start palantir (or any software trying to use webcam) i get the following msg in log file:

drivers/usb/media/ov511.c: Invalid channel (1)

it also tells me :

[video] RGB palette unavailable, using YUV


lsmod|grep video shows me:

video 16197 0
videodev 9665 1 ov511

I have updated the ov511 driver to ov511-2.31.

My system is:

Pentium Celeron 2.4
Fedora Kernel - 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4
webcam - Creative webcam pro mode PD1030


The camera works, but does not show video, just shows a greyish/brown screen.

Any suggestions to get we pointed in the right direction would be appreciated ?

I solved this problem in ubuntu not sure what the commands for fedora are but maybe you can translate my how to and i will upload a new page for fedora.
anyway here is a link to the how to for ubuntu breezy.
it has something to do with jpeg decompression, and propriety binarys being load into the kernel.

foolish (or anyone), can you help me find the link you previously provided? it seems to have faded over the years? THANKS!

Help, dmesg seems to see my PD1030 but Cheese and Skype do not:

[17735.871340] evbug.c: Event. Dev: input1, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
[17736.708072] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
[17736.951044] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[17736.980216] ov511: USB OV511+ video device found
[17736.982094] ov511: model: Creative Labs WebCam 3
[17737.297985] ov511: Sensor is an OV7620
[17737.837903] ov511: Device at usb-0000:00:07.2-1 registered to minor 0
[17739.540220] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 7
[17740.276189] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
[17740.491498] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[17740.513711] ov511: USB OV511+ video device found
[17740.515433] ov511: model: Creative Labs WebCam 3
[17740.833318] ov511: Sensor is an OV7620
[17741.322947] ov511: Device at usb-0000:00:07.2-1 registered to minor 0
[17741.955904] evbug.c: Event. Dev: input1, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 28