Webcam in openSuSE 11.1 no longer works

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I have a Logitech STX webcam which has worked fine under openSuSE 10.3 and 11.0. Now under 11.1 it no longer works. In kopete I just get a blue screen with no device or interface options listed, gqcam also does not recognize it. The system sees it, here is the output from ‘lsusb’:

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 051d:0002 American Power Conversion Uninterruptible Power Supply
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0424:2507 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2001:f103 D-Link Corp. [hex]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2507 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

dmesg also shows the following info:
gspca: probing 046d:08d7
zc3xx: probe 2wr ov vga 0x0000
zc3xx: probe sensor -> 11
zc3xx: Find Sensor HV7131R(c)
gspca: probe ok
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
gspca: probing 046d:08d7
gspca: probing 046d:08d7
usbcore: registered new interface driver zc3xx
zc3xx: registered
usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio

I think the gspca drivers are now part of the kernel. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

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I think that you have a similar trouble to me.
Look at my post in another thread.
For a bug of installing program, the system doesn’t update the drivers of webcam.
verify what is the driver of webcam (yast in the hardware usb you will find the driver).
After search with yast installer this driver and verify that is referred to correct kernel 2.6.27 (not 2.6.25).
If the drivers are not correct remove it and install for new kernel and all should work.
Bye
:slight_smile:

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Thanks for the thought, but this cam uses the gspca driver, not the ucv and is now included as part of the kernel, so there is no package to update. That’s why I’m having the issue, I don’t know of a way now to update the kernel with the new driver.

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I had a similar issue with my webcam just recently as describe in this thread:
HP 2-megapixel webcam on opensuse 11.1 - openSUSE Forums
I hope the thread will give you some hints on how you will be able to revive your webcam

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Download from yast2 library libv4l (Packman repository) and follow the instructions in hansdegoede: Fedora 9, kernel 2.6.27 and webcams. This should help.

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check your gstreamer-properties
on the video tab, under Default input plugin choose video for linux2(v4l2)
under test if it working.
had the same problem, then i reinstalled gstreamer and now everything is fine.

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Another problem here. Webcam was working fine in Suse 11.0 and “stopped working” for Kopete when I upgraded a system to 11.1.

If you use lsof when a Settings-Configure dialog is open you will see this:
kopete 21039 user0 23u CHR 195,255 0t0 8286 /dev/nvidiactl
kopete 21039 user0 24u CHR 195,0 0t0 8289 /dev/nvidia0
kopete 21039 user0 25u CHR 195,0 0t0 8289 /dev/nvidia0
kopete 21039 user0 26u CHR 195,0 0t0 8289 /dev/nvidia0
kopete 21039 user0 27u CHR 195,0 0t0 8289 /dev/nvidia0

Why Kopete is trying to open Nvidia device instead of /dev/video?

In fact /dev/video is there as long as /dev/video0.

luvcview works, skype works.
gqcam doesn’t work also.

Any ideas?