[PD] logitech webcam and GEM

[Jack]

I don't really know Linux, but have you test your configuration (usb  
webcam) with pdp object ([pdp_v4l]) ?
I know it's not a good answer, but it could help to know if your  
webcam work with your system.
Sorry !

Jack


Le 21 sept. 07 à 16:40, altern a écrit :

> hi
>
> i am trying to use a USB webcam with GEM on my IBM laptop with Ubuntu
> Studio but pd gives me an error
>
> error: failed opening device '/dev/video0'
>
> the same camera runs perfectly on the same laptop under XP and also on
> my desktop machine with Ubuntu Studio. All using the same patch and  
> same
> versions of PD and GEM.
>
> The camera is a logitech quickcam communicate STX
> PD 0.39.3 extended-rc5
> Linux r2d2-desktop 2.6.20-16-lowlatency #2 SMP PREEMPT Fri Aug 31
> 00:58:46 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> The camera seems to be recognised, if i plug it on i can see the
> camera's blue light flashing and dmesg gives this :
>
> [27776.980572] ubuntu/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera
> found.(ZC3XX)
>
> same message as in the desktop machine.
>
> Comparing the PD output from both machines i can see that after saying
>
> - GEM start rendering
> my desktop says :
> - v4l::thread starting
> but the laptop says:
> - error: failed opening device '/dev/video0'
>
> i searched with synaptic for v4l and compared all stuff installed in
> both machines just in case i was missing some library in the  
> laptop, but
> it is exactly the same in both...
>
> my bet is that some module is missing, but i dont know which ones  
> might
> be as i havent mess around with modules very much so far, i am  
> comparing
> the lsmod from the desktop and laptop at the moment, there are few
> differences but i dont really know where to start from, any one has  
> any
> idea?
>
> thanks!
>
> enrike
>
>
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