Hi All

I am experiencing something wrong with GuvcView, got the SlackBuild and installed it without problems (ffmpeg already installed from Slacky.eu repository, portaudio installed by SlackBuild).
It works to take photos but can't make videos, starting it freezes and I receive messages by the system (six msgs, I copy down here the last one):
After that:
1 - Can't close GuvcWiev (needing to force)
2 - Can't restart GuvcWiev (asking to reconnect the webcam)
The problem comes from the kernel, I suppose.
I have been writing to the "dad" of the SlackBuild without getting answer: I have been removing GuvcView afraid it damages the webcam but I should like to solve the problem and install it again.
Please, do you know how can fix it?

Thank you for your kind attention

Best Regards

seems to work fine with my hardware (it captured the video in a mkv file)
so I suppose it must be something specific with the kernel driver for your webcam...

does wxcam work there?

Hi Ponce,

Thank you for your kind concern, I have been trying out WxCam some months ago, removed because no audio.
The webcam is Logitech 910 (or something like that); GuvcView was working perfectly on 14.0 and yes, if I remember properly was capturing video .mkv too.
Looking for different solution I have just discovered this one:
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=144796
but I am afraid to do something with it because not sure about dependencies/installation process (it is not Slackware package).
Btw the webcam works properly with Skype.

Best Regards

Edit
Now i remember! - The WxCam I have been installing from your repository
Than you for your precious work

if you want to use my repositories (that are assembled for my personal use: they aren't meant for general consumption, although seems many use them) you should install everything in them on clean Slackware full installs, I don't guarantee any other setups.

you should avoid mixing packages from different sources or it's normal that breakage may happen.

in the specific case of guvcview, you can test building it and (if you don't have the packages from my repo) all the needed dependencies (and dependencies of dependencies) from SBo.

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