[GEM-dev] Problem with logitech quickcam pro 9000 in gem

[Daniel La Corte]

if not even xawtv is working, then i think chances are slim that any other
> application will be able to do so. (xawtv being the reference implementation
> using the v4l-API)
>
> nevertheless a quick google showed me that there do exist some tutorials on
> how to make the camera work, so i suggest you go through them, and once you
> are able to grab frames from any application, we go and try to make it work
> with Gem.
>
> on a related note: it seems that libv4l is going to be included in debian
> soon (probably once the lenny release is done and package inclusion returns
> to normal); i hope this will be the solution to the v4l-2 disaster...
>

I couldnt try out the cam with xawtv because it is crushing when I start it.
I will try it on another Linux machine.

Thanks again for your help. I will go through the tutorials you mentioned.

Best

Daniel

2008/9/1 IOhannes m zmoelnig <zmoelnig at iem.at>

> Daniel La Corte wrote:
>
>  I think the card uses video4linux2.
>> the  v4l1-compat module was already loaded.
>> xawtv seems not to work on my system.
>> thanks for your help.
>>
>
>
> if not even xawtv is working, then i think chances are slim that any other
> application will be able to do so. (xawtv being the reference implementation
> using the v4l-API)
>
> nevertheless a quick google showed me that there do exist some tutorials on
> how to make the camera work, so i suggest you go through them, and once you
> are able to grab frames from any application, we go and try to make it work
> with Gem.
>
> on a related note: it seems that libv4l is going to be included in debian
> soon (probably once the lenny release is done and package inclusion returns
> to normal); i hope this will be the solution to the v4l-2 disaster...
>
> fgmasdr
> IOhannes
>
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