Logitech webcam (quickcam) driver issues

Jinouchi · 11-11-2009, 10:12 PM

After a few months of trying to get this webcam working during my free time (what little of it I do have), I managed to get a generic driver installed, and Skype even recognized it. I was ecstatic. The excitement was short lived, however. Within about 20 seconds of trying to test the webcam, there came several system beeps and the following message on my open terminal window (I've also included the relevant portion of dmesg done just a minute earlier)

Code:

[  327.076823] usb 5-3.2: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
[  327.169244] usb 5-3.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[  327.169811] usb 5-3.2: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=0840
[  327.169825] usb 5-3.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[  327.169832] usb 5-3.2: Product: Camera
[  327.369836] quickcam: QuickCam USB camera found (driver version QuickCam USB 0.6.6 $Date: 2006/11/04 08:38:14 $)
[  327.369859] quickcam: Kernel:2.6.26-1-686 bus:5 class:FF subclass:FF vendor:046D product:0840
[  327.375313] quickcam: Sensor HDCS-1000/1100 detected
[  327.376064] quickcam: Registered device: /dev/video0
[  327.376128] usbcore: registered new interface driver quickcam
user@host:~$ 
Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292308] ------------[ cut here ]------------

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292329] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP 

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292533] Process skype (pid: 4664, ti=d3de8000 task=d3e48ce0 task.ti=d3de8000)

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292538] Stack: d3f82000 d3d79120 de621cc4 e0f20d1e 00000008 c0175107 df01d0a0 d3d79120 

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292553]        d3d16920 00000000 d3de8000 c0172ad1 d3d16920 00000025 0a7c5c98 c0173c0b 

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292567]        00000025 00000001 c0103853 00000025 00000002 00000001 00000001 0a7c5c98 

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292580] Call Trace:

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292590]  [<e0f20d1e>] qc_v4l_close+0x31/0x7a [quickcam]

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292625]  [<c0175107>] __fput+0x8a/0x135

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292646]  [<c0172ad1>] filp_close+0x4d/0x53

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292658]  [<c0173c0b>] sys_close+0x5b/0x8d

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292669]  [<c0103853>] sysenter_past_esp+0x78/0xb1

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292708]  =======================

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292712] Code: 0c c1 e2 05 03 15 e0 04 41 c0 8b 02 25 00 40 00 00 85 c0 74 11 8b 52 0c 8b 02 25 00 40 00 00 85 c0 74 03 8b 52 0c 80 3a 00 78 04 <0f> 0b eb fe 8b 4a 18 64 a1 04 40 3b c0 8b 1c 81 8b 03 3b 43 04 

Message from syslogd@host at Wed Nov 11 21:56:47 2009 ...
host kernel: [  426.292774] EIP: [<c0171335>] kfree+0x53/0x8c SS:ESP 0068:d3de9f6c

I assume the driver crashed? Anyway I'm not sure what all this means... Should I try to find a different driver?

GlennsPref · 11-12-2009, 03:52 PM

Hi, I also have a Logitek quickcam.

Check it's in the usb list...
lsusb

Code:

glenn@GamesBox:~$ lsusb                                                          (13-11 07:30)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0582:00e7 Roland Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0aec:3260 Neodio Technologies Corp. 7-in-1 Card Reader
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c215 Logitech, Inc. Extreme 3D Pro
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:092f Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express Plus
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 12d1:1001 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E620 USB Modem
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0b05:1715 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. 2045 Bluetooth 2.0 Device with trace filter
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

And check if the module is loaded...
lsmod

Code:

glenn@GamesBox:~$ lsmod | grep gspca                                             (13-11 07:50)
gspca_spca561          12800  0
gspca_main             28832  1 gspca_spca561
videodev               45120  1 gspca_main
usbcore               229588  11 option,usbserial,snd_usb_audio,gspca_spca561,gspca_main,usbhid,usb_storage,snd_usb_lib,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
glenn@GamesBox:~$

see how you go.

Regards Glenn

Jinouchi · 11-13-2009, 09:13 AM

Yep, both are there: (I've cut out the irrelevant parts)

Code:

$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 007: ID 046d:0840 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
quickcam               62852  0 
uvcvideo               45704  0 
compat_ioctl32          1312  1 uvcvideo
videodev               27520  2 quickcam,uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            12260  2 uvcvideo,videodev
usbcore               118160  9 quickcam,uvcvideo,hci_usb,usb_storage,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd

I notice you're using a different driver. Where did you get yours from? Our cameras appear to be in the same family, perhaps your driver will work for my camera as well.

EDIT: I managed to find the gspca driver that your using in a linuxjournal.com tutorial ( http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/ge...-working-gspca ). I'll try it out and keep you updated.

GlennsPref · 11-13-2009, 09:18 PM

The modules are built into the kernel.

Might be, add it to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modprobe.preload

If you have trouble with the old module, blacklist it in

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist....

cheers Glenn