hi
in my DELL xps m1530 ,cheese can not make webcam workS . i install opensuse 11 64 bit .
when i run cheese ,it can not get any picture or video .but get
something like:
/home/cgfan/.gnome2/cheese/media/0001.jpg
the web cam work great in vista and ubuntu 8.04!
did you install the drivers ? either uvc drivers or gspca ?
Andy
sorry fail to post picture
try again!
god ,not permit to post attachments!
the picture and video my cheese get is something like mosaic！
yes ! it is mosaic.some block of colors!
anyone knows how to fix this problem!
thanks
hello ,which driver is fit to my dell xps m1530’webcam
thanks
i found i have install uvcvideo-kmp-default
but it seems have no effect!
try install uvc drivers and gspca dirvers,
none of them can make my webcam work in cheese!
??? can not use webcam??? anyway??
after install uvc drivers ,i run a program luvcview,
i found the webcam can work perfect.
it seems that the cheese problem have nothing to do with driver!
the driver is perfect for my webcam!
I’m having exactly the same problem with exactly the same machine.
The integrated webcam works in luvcview, but fails in cheese, camorama, and ekiga.
If anyone has any further wisdom on this, I’d sure be grateful for the help.
I have a similar problem with my “Logitech quickcam messenger plus” webcam. it works only in amsn, but not in cheese and skype.
both uvc and gspca drivers are installed.
it seems webcams are not well supportted by opensuse right now. wonder how other distributors doing.
IMHO installing both uvc and gspca drivers at the same time can lead to trouble, and result in applications NOT working with the webcam.
> it seems webcams are not well supportted by opensuse right now. wonder
> how other distributors doing.
i’ve no problems with my webcam with skype or other places i’ve tried
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DenverD (Linux Counter 282315) via NNTP, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14, KDE
3.5.7, SUSE Linux 10.3, 2.6.22.18-0.2-default #1 SMP i686 athlon
Hi oldcpu
thanks for the response. I find I actually have 4 webcam drivers installed:
uvcvideo-kmp-default
quickcam-kmp-default
gspcav-kmp-default
gspcav1-kmp-default
first, I removed them all, then my cam stops to work in amsn. I think this means one of them must be the right drive. so I tried to install each at a time and to see if the cam works in amsn. if not, I remove the installed and install the next. by this way, I tried all 4 of them. unfortunately, none can make my cam working.
pqq@linux-vy29:~> lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc. Quickcam Messenger Plus
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
which is the right drive and except the driver do I need anything else?
The driver you need is
gspcav1-kmp-default
As near I can determine, your web cam (046d : 08f6) is not supported in Linux. You could try the latest uvc applicable to your kernel, but I would not hold my breath expecting it to work. What is your kernel version? Type the following and paste here the output:
uname -a
My kernal is
pqq@linux-vy29:~> uname -a
Linux linux-vy29 2.6.25.11-0.1-default #1 SMP 2008-07-13 20:48:28 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
I also remember that a few months ago I went through a list of webcam supported under linux on opensuse wiki or somewhere else (I can’t remember). my cam is not on the list, then I gave up. To my suprise, after I installed amsn, I found it did work in amsn! This again gives me hope to make it work under other applications. Obviously I have no luck. I also posted a thread and ask if someone use the same webcam as mine and it works under skype,cheese etc. but get no response. I believe this kind of webcam are barely used. sigh.
Thanks again.
When you tried those drivers, did you check the driver version to ensure you had the correct driver version per your kernel?
OK, we need to know that kernel version.
I know brucecadieu recommends the gspcav1-kmp-default, but when I go to the site that lists the webcams that the gspcav1 supports, I do not see your webcam listed.
If it were me in this position, I would try gspcav-kmp-default (since there is a newer driver for the gspcav-kmp-default than there is for the gspcav1-kmp-default), locating the version via a webpin search: Webpin search for gspcav-kmp-default
and then add the repos:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/schmolle1980/openSUSE_11.0_Update
and install gspcav-kmp-default (01.00.20_2.6.25.11_0.1) and then remove the repos. Reboot. Test the web cam. If it doesn’t work, remove it. [alternatively you could use the 1 click install, but I confess I am not a one-click-install fan]
Then I would try uvc, locating the version via a webpin search: Webpin search for uvcvideo-kmp-default
and here it is trickier as there are a couple of packagers that have packaged this web cam for your kernel. I would try the version that I believe to be newer (which is one of the r242 versions). ie first add the repos:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/drivers:/webcam/openSUSE_11.0_Update/
and install uvcvideo-kmp-default (r242_2.6.25.11_0.1) and then remove the repos. Reboot. Test the web cam. If it doesn’t work, remove it. And then go buy a compatible web cam (or exchange my non-functioning web cam with a web cam that a MS-Windows user friend has, where their webcam works with Linux).
Perhaps user brucecadieu has specific experience with this webcam, in which case, you could try the driver he recommends.
But IMHO overall this will be a very hit and miss effort, as your webcam is not listed as being supported. Given how inexpensive webcams are, if it were me, and if I could not trade my webcam with an MS-Windows user’s webcam, I would print out the two major support lists (and maybe a couple of the minor ones) and take it with me while I went shopping for a compatible webcam.
following the procedures above, I installed gspcav-kmp-default (01.00.20_2.6.25.11_0.1-6.5) and uvcvideo-kmp-default (r242_2.6.25.11_0.1-2.2) separately, still no luck.
exchange my non-functioning web cam with a web cam that a MS-Windows user friend has, where their webcam works with Linux
That’s a good idea! I will try.
I really appreciate your guys’ help. Although my webcam still doesn’t work, I learned something from here. I like this forum and spend some time on it everyday even if I don’t have any question posted. I have learned a lot, hopefully, one day I can answer others questions.lol!
last question
I would print out the two major support lists (and maybe a couple of the minor ones) and take it with me while I went shopping for a compatible webcam.
where can I find the 2 lists? Thanks.
hey try cheese!
it’s a program for testing your webcam!
but i know that u must be connected to internet to make it work!
if you r not connected to internet it doesn’t work
just goto suse start menue, search cheese. the icon will apear. my inspiron 1520 had the same problem!