Microsoft lifecam Vx-3000 webcam - HELP

[webenny]

I'm a new user to Linux and openSUSE, and I cannot get my web-cam to work.
I'm running OpenSUSE 11.1 and:

uname -a:

Linux linux-e696 2.6.27.23-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-05-26 17:02:05 -0400 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

lsusb:

Bus 007 Device 009: ID 045e:00f5 Microsoft Corp. LifeCam VX-3000

Skype and kopete do not detect any webcams.

Searching through the forums I tried to install gspca but came across the error when using YaST:

nothing provides kernel(default:drivers_usb_core) = 4460f5d7752dd946 needed by gspcav1-kmp-default-20071224_2.6.25.5_1.1-10.4.i586

I tried to install gspca by downloading from ~jfrancois/gspca: Summary, but when I ./config_build I get the errors:

 REMOVE the old module if present                                                   
ERROR: Module gspca does not exist in /proc/modules                                 

 CLEAN gspca source tree                                                            
rm -r -f *.o decoder/.gspcadecoder.o.cmd decoder/*.o \                              
        .gspca.o.cmd  *.o *.ko *.mod.* .[a-z]* core *.i \                           
        *.symvers *.err                                                             

 COMPILE gspca Please Wait ....!!                                                   

 INSTALL gspca in the kernel binary tree                                                   
mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/media/                                 
rm -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/media/spca5xx.ko                          
rm -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca.ko                          
install -c -m 0644 gspca.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/media/              
install: cannot stat `gspca.ko': No such file or directory                                 
make: *** [install] Error 1                                                                

 LOAD gspca in memory                                                                      
FATAL: Module gspca not found.                                                             

 PRINT COMPILATION MESSAGES if ERRORS look kgspca.err                                      
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224 CC=cc modules                                                                                        
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.23-0.1-obj/i386/default'                
make -C ../../../linux-2.6.27.23-0.1 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.23-0.1-obj/i386/default/. modules                                                                                        
  CC [M]  /home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.o                                  
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:54:27: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory                                                                              
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: In function ‘spca5xx_ioctl’:
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:2463: error: implicit declaration of function ‘video_usercopy’
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: At top level:
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:2609: error: unknown field ‘owner’ specified in initializer
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:2609: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:2611: error: unknown field ‘type’ specified in initializer
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: In function ‘spca50x_create_sysfs’:
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:2769: error: implicit declaration of function ‘video_device_create_file’
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:2780: error: implicit declaration of function ‘video_device_remove_file’
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: In function ‘spca5xx_probe’:
/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c:4301: error: incompatible types in assignment
make[4]: *** [/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/home/Ben/Desktop/gspcav1-20071224] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.23-0.1-obj/i386/default'
make: *** [default] Error 2

Another forum said to install lib4l (which I did in YaST and from v4l-dvb: Summary) then do:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

I don't get any errors but skype still does not detect any web-cam. I'm getting frustrated. If I cant fix this, can anyone tell me what webcam to buy that will work.

[john_hudson]

For viewing have you tried video4linux or video4linux2 - different webcams work on each version.

You can use aMSN to communicate via MSN.

(Thanks to Martin Ranyard for those tips).

[pdc_2]

you need to be greatly commended for the amount of work that you have done on your own to:
research and then try to resolve this issue:

from this website

http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

MicroSoft 229 0x045e 0x00F5 VX3000 sn9c105r OV7660 Yes Jpeg gspcav1 ***



your camera is gspca .. and the drivers were put into the 2.6.27 kernel .. and it .. should work ...but does not

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you ask what cameras do work?

Well, it is said that UVC cameras do; (out of the box ..)

and this website

Linux UVC driver & tools

lists them .........

but buyer beware ...........

.. some say webcams are cheap so just buy a new one, and .. hopefully ......... a UVC compliant webcam will work

[broumbroum23]

vx 3000 runs fine with the GSPCA v2 driver module. it must replace the old gspca_sonixj with the one published on the web. I can't find any kmp RPM for the moment..
this 2nd version of the driver for v4l2 which compiles on 2.6.30 kernel at least.
GSPCA V4L2 - Webcams

Skype runs fine by adding

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
export LD_PRELOAD
skype

at startup (skype may be rebooted once or twice to work).

[broumbroum23]

Wow ! I've reached to the end of gspca v4l2 packaging. Available for install on 11.2. plz report any bug !
I'll make install tests tomorrow with my own cam..
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...nSUSE_11.2_oss

[Prexy]

Did you know that the sonixj will work in 2.6.32.5? I have been waiting for the kernel update. I'm running the later kernel on a test machine using Factory. The VX-3000 is plug & play with that kernel