Use A Teac Mx-5 Webcam

Hello!

I have a TEAC MX-5 Webcam, and I want to install it on openSUSE 10.3.

I read the manual at openSUSE site, tryied to install the 1-Click installer, but it doesn't work...

Maybe anyone can tell me where I should start?

I would be very thankful...

I have a TEAC MX-5 Webcam, and I want to install it on openSUSE 10.3.[/b]

Ensure you have usbutils installed, and then type: lsusb

That should give information on your webcam. In particular, pay attention to the Vendor ID and Product ID.

Then go to http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Web_Cameras

They provide two links where you can search for your camera. You need to determine if your camera is supported by the gspcav1 driver or the uvc driver. Then install the driver that is appropriate for your web cam. Do NOT install both.

If you wish someone to walk you through this, then you must provide the Vendor ID and Product ID of your USB webcam.

Hello again,

I typed lsusb, and found that my webcam is "ID 0ac8:307b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp.".

Then, I looked for this ID in google and found that I should install gspca module.

I went to http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Web_Cameras and used the 1-click installer, since it installs the module I need.

But my webcam was not recognized. Then I installed "jasper" as was said in the page I mentioned, but still the webcam is not recognized. What can I do?

Thanks in advance!

I typed lsusb, and found that my webcam is "ID 0ac8:307b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp.".[/b]

... Did you type that correctly? I looked for a 0ac8:307b (vendor-IDroduct-ID) and I did NOT find this webcam listed for the gspcav nor for the ivc.

Yes, and I found in this page:
http://quilombo.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/z...gutsy-gibbon-2/
that I have to install "gspca".

Yes, and I found in this page:
http://quilombo.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/z...gutsy-gibbon-2/
that I have to install "gspca".
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It appears they added an extra entry in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory in a file called "options: (for the webcam) with this contents:
<span style="font-family:Courier New">options gspca force_rgb=1</span>

I don't know if the "options" file is the correct file name for openSUSE.

Did you add this? ... You may need to disconnect the webcam USB cable, and reconnect it (or maybe reboot ? ) for this entry to be recognized :unsure:

I don't have a file named "options", and my webcam also does not appear in /dev/...

I don't have a file named "options", and my webcam also does not appear in /dev/...
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My web cam is better supported (I made certain of that when I purchased it) and hence I don't have your problem.

But in the interest of trying to help, you need to try a few different things. Just make note of what you try, so that you do not do anything irreversible, and can put things back after you are done if they don't work.

You can start by creating a file "options" under /etc/modprobe.d/ with the content that I recommended in my previous post:
<span style="font-family:Courier New">rpm -qa | grep spca
uname -a
lsmod | grep spca</span>

Hello again,

Sorry it took me so long... I tried what you said, but nothing worked...

Here is the output of what you said:

rpm -qa | grep spca
gspcav-kmp-default-01.00.12_2.6.22.17_0.1-6.1

uname -a
Linux dhcppc0 2.6.22.17-0.1-default #1 SMP 2008/02/10 20:01:04 UTC i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

When I type "lsmod | grep spca" nothing is shown. Does it mean that the module is not loaded?

How can I make it load as startup?

Here is the output of what you said:
gspcav-kmp-default-01.00.12_2.6.22.17_0.1-6.1
Linux dhcppc0 2.6.22.17-0.1-default #1 SMP 2008/02/10 20:01:04 UTC i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux[/b]

Ok, they are consistent with each other. That is good.

When I type "lsmod | grep spca" nothing is shown. Does it mean that the module is not loaded?[/b]

That would be my interpretation.

How can I make it load as startup?
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Did you create the options file like I asked in my previous post? From what I can read, that was the "special" work around that was provided by the URL you provided. With that special file in place, then you coudl try load the webcam module. I don't know the exact syntax. ... Maybe (in a konsole with root permissions):
<span style="font-family:Courier New">modprobe gspcav1</span>
I don't know which ...

I confess to having a healthy degree of skeptism toward the URL that you provided (with a supposed work around) ....