Hi!
I just moved from puppy 4.2 to Wary 5.0 and the only issue I have left to solve so I have moved completely is the webcam. Its model is Benq DC 1300 and it is automatically recognised in 4.2 without installing anything.
But I get no Video in Wary. When I plug a window opens saying that "3G USB modem insterted, please wait"
How could I change this? Any ideas? Thanks
Can't make my webcam work in Wary 5.0 (SOLVED)
Can't make my webcam work in Wary 5.0 (SOLVED)
Last edited by yosi666 on Sat 12 Feb 2011, 18:55, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Can't make my webcam work in Wary 5.0
With the webcam plugged in, could you type this in a terminal window:yosi666 wrote:Hi!
I just moved from puppy 4.2 to Wary 5.0 and the only issue I have left to solve so I have moved completely is the webcam. Its model is Benq DC 1300 and it is automatically recognised in 4.2 without installing anything.
But I get no Video in Wary. When I plug a window opens saying that "3G USB modem insterted, please wait"
How could I change this? Any ideas? Thanks
# lsusb
...and if you know which of those is your webcam, that would help. If you run Hardinfo, that will give more information.
This seems to be a problem with usb-modeswitch, which I will be updating to the latest version, but not for awhile.
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Hi Barry!
Thanks for the answer
Here is what #lsusb says:
ID 04a5:3003 is the webcam
ID 19d2:0031 is my usb 3g modem working nicely so far.
I tried to disable switching in usb_modeswitch.conf but didn't work.
Also tried to compile the gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz that I used in ubuntu but got a kernel error:
So, I haven't been able yet to install de gspca module and run it
Well, that's all I have tried so far
Thanks for the answer
Here is what #lsusb says:
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Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 19d2:0031
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a5:3003
ID 19d2:0031 is my usb 3g modem working nicely so far.
I tried to disable switching in usb_modeswitch.conf but didn't work.
Also tried to compile the gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz that I used in ubuntu but got a kernel error:
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#./gspca_build
Fatal, you need to install the kernel source for your running kernel
Well, that's all I have tried so far
Correction
Sorry, didn´t realize that gspca module loads when I plug the cam as gspca_main. So I any suggestion how can I solve this usb_switchmode issue?
Thanks
Thanks
Not yet
Hi Barry,
Didn't work yet. Although when I plug the message saying that is a 3g usb modem didn't appear and my 3g zte modem is still working.
I' using xawtv to probe the cam and when I open displays this message:
ioct.: VIDIOC_G_STD (std=0x100000000000(null)): Invalid argument
station "0" not found
can't grabdisplay
But the program does recognise the device as USB Camera (04a5:3003)
Didn't work yet. Although when I plug the message saying that is a 3g usb modem didn't appear and my 3g zte modem is still working.
I' using xawtv to probe the cam and when I open displays this message:
ioct.: VIDIOC_G_STD (std=0x100000000000(null)): Invalid argument
station "0" not found
can't grabdisplay
But the program does recognise the device as USB Camera (04a5:3003)
One more thing
I have realized one more thing. If I change in usb_modeswithc.conf
DisableSwitching=0 f(My 3g modem won't work)
But if I set it to:
DisableSwitching=1 (My 3g modem works). First it appears as cd rom, but I open the internet application that comes with the modem and it will work.
In both cases , cam doesn't work.
In System Information -- Usb devices , it appears as:
Unknown USB 1,00 device (class -1077641816). I don't know if this might help
DisableSwitching=0 f(My 3g modem won't work)
But if I set it to:
DisableSwitching=1 (My 3g modem works). First it appears as cd rom, but I open the internet application that comes with the modem and it will work.
In both cases , cam doesn't work.
In System Information -- Usb devices , it appears as:
Unknown USB 1,00 device (class -1077641816). I don't know if this might help
Works
Ok. The cam works.
I left the conf file:
DisableSwitching=1
And didn't have to delete any other files. Tried the cam with VLC , because xawtv didn't capture, and there is the webcam working (under gspca_main and gpsca_sunplus modules).
The point is that I can't make it work with skype.
Have tried skype_static 2.1.0.81 (can receive but can't send)
And skype 2.1.0.47, 2.0.0.72 and 2.0.0.63
But anyways I thinks the cam is working so is not hardware problem. Thanks Barry for the support
I left the conf file:
DisableSwitching=1
And didn't have to delete any other files. Tried the cam with VLC , because xawtv didn't capture, and there is the webcam working (under gspca_main and gpsca_sunplus modules).
The point is that I can't make it work with skype.
Have tried skype_static 2.1.0.81 (can receive but can't send)
And skype 2.1.0.47, 2.0.0.72 and 2.0.0.63
But anyways I thinks the cam is working so is not hardware problem. Thanks Barry for the support