Is there an easy way to get my webcam working?

449 · 02-12-2008, 06:51 PM

I just got the Creative Live@ Cam Video IM Pro and am having trouble finding a solid answer/way to get it working. I downloaded the ov51x-jpeg-source.deb file and restarted ,but it's still not picking up my cam. I'm on Debian testing. Help? Tips?

Thanks

Brian1 · 02-12-2008, 07:18 PM

Based on this quick google search I found this.
http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/cameras/index.php
It mentions using the M5603 chipset.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/m560x-driver/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/livecam/

If this does not work you might try uvcvideo. Use the trunk release for the latest.
http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/

Brian

449 · 02-12-2008, 07:25 PM

Thanks for the quick response Brian!

I had just finished making an attempt own my own with this here.

http://wiki.debian.org/USBWebCam

I did what was under the The Ov51x WebCam Driver section. Everything installed fine ,but when I use the command 'camorama' I get

Error(camorama)

Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0).
Please check the connection.

449 · 02-13-2008, 01:18 PM

No luck so far.

What do from here?

http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/

Poetics · 02-13-2008, 01:35 PM

I actually -just- installed the same webcam, and it's working fine (in Skype and other programs). Take a look at the official Creative linux-compatibility website (found here in a 5 second google search for "creative webcam linux") and you'll see that it requires the linux-UVC kernel module, and even provides a link.

Make sure you have v4l (video4linux) compiled into your kernel or otherwise loaded as a module, and you should be able to build the UVC module without problem.

449 · 02-13-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poetics

I actually -just- installed the same webcam, and it's working fine (in Skype and other programs). Take a look at the official Creative linux-compatibility website (found here in a 5 second google search for "creative webcam linux") and you'll see that it requires the linux-UVC kernel module, and even provides a link.

Make sure you have v4l (video4linux) compiled into your kernel or otherwise loaded as a module, and you should be able to build the UVC module without problem.

How do you compile a kernel?

I don't know what to do here.

But I'm glad to here it's possible to get this cam working.

449 · 02-13-2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 449

How do you compile a kernel?

I don't know what to do here.

But I'm glad to here it's possible to get this cam working.

Ok, I went into Synaptic(I'm a noob) and installed linux-UVC, but it's stilling not showing up under /dev.

Poetics · 02-13-2008, 02:05 PM

Take a look at the last few lines of the 'dmesg' command. Plug in your webcam and run dmesg again -- see what changed. If it describes a webcam, you should be ready to go; if it just talks about a generic USB device being inserted, it looks like the module wasn't included correctly and/or wasn't loaded.

449 · 02-13-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poetics

Take a look at the last few lines of the 'dmesg' command. Plug in your webcam and run dmesg again -- see what changed. If it describes a webcam, you should be ready to go; if it just talks about a generic USB device being inserted, it looks like the module wasn't included correctly and/or wasn't loaded.

usb 5-7: USB disconnect, address 5
usb 5-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 5-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
6:3:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x84

What do you suggest?

Brian1 · 02-15-2008, 03:23 PM

If using the linux-uvc you do not need to compile the kernel. You will need to install the kernel source rpms. If you are running the default installed kernel no updates then on the cd is an rpm called kernel-devel-********.rpm where ******** is the version of kernel you are running. So as root use the command ' rpm -ivh kernel-devel*.rpm ' to install.

Now download the linux-uvc from the link above and compile the code following the readme and or install docs from the extracted source file.

Brian

449 · 02-15-2008, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian1

If using the linux-uvc you do not need to compile the kernel. You will need to install the kernel source rpms. If you are running the default installed kernel no updates then on the cd is an rpm called kernel-devel-********.rpm where ******** is the version of kernel you are running. So as root use the command ' rpm -ivh kernel-devel*.rpm ' to install.

Now download the linux-uvc from the link above and compile the code following the readme and or install docs from the extracted source file.

Brian

I deleted the entries for the cd sources, where can I found those?

Brian1 · 02-15-2008, 07:26 PM

What cd sources are you referring too?

Brian

449 · 02-15-2008, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian1

What cd sources are you referring too?

Brian

Debian testing?

449 · 02-16-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian1

If using the linux-uvc you do not need to compile the kernel. You will need to install the kernel source rpms. If you are running the default installed kernel no updates then on the cd is an rpm called kernel-devel-********.rpm where ******** is the version of kernel you are running. So as root use the command ' rpm -ivh kernel-devel*.rpm ' to install.

Brian

How do I get kernel-devel?

Brian1 · 02-16-2008, 06:34 PM

kernel-devel-*****.rpm is for Fedora Redhat type distros. I don't know anything about Debian. I must have gotten crosslink in my thinking about your post and another on kernel-devel-***.rpm file.

Brian