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phex
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 Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:29 am Post subject: Logitech Quikcam's PWC/PWCX [MODULES UPDATED!] |
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The Phillips Webcam pwc and pwcx modules have been updated for and maintained for the 2.6.x kernels. Although it's an unofficial modified version, it's still good news. Here's a link somone else posted on another forum im subscribed to, I havent applied it yet, but I will when I get back tomorrow. Have fun!
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http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/linux/webcam.html |
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cataenry
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:58 am Post subject: |
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If i'm not in wrong, it works only on 2.6.x | x<=4
Since there are been some problems about Linux Kernel license policies and the pwcx's license... In pwcx home page, there are some info (from the developer) and in the kernel mailing list there are others from kernel's developer... |
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michel v
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Tried, saw it worked, made an ebuild for this new pwc module:
http://zengun.org/stuff/ebuild/usb-pwc-re-10.0.4.ebuild (the 're' stands for 'reverse engineered')
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soccerplayer
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 4:43 am Post subject: |
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pardon me if im asking a easy question, but i have a a logitech quickcam 4000 usb that ive never been able to use on my 2.6 system so if anyone can put together some directions or steer me to them that would be great.
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HeadHolio
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: Here's how I did it |
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Here's how I got my logitech 4000 pro to work. I downloaded the ebuild above, and saved it as
/usr/local/portage/media-video/usb-pwc-re-10.0.4.ebuild
(of course, you'll need to make sure that you have your portage overlay directory set to /usr/local/portage in /etc/make.conf)
Then I edited the ebuild and changed KEYWORDS="~x86" to KEYWORDS="x86"
and finally, I issued the following commands:
| Code: | ebuild /usr/local/portage/media-video/usb-pwc-re/usb-pwc-re-10.0.4.ebuild digest
mv /usr/src/linux/arch/i386 /usr/src/linux/arch/x86
emerge usb-pwc-re
mv /usr/src/linux/arch/x86 /usr/src/linux/arch/i386
modprobe pwc |
That worked for me. |
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Mustard007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:41 am Post subject: |
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HeadHolio ?
Have you did someting on the kernel before ?
What i have:
FATAL: Error inserting pwc (/lib/modules/2.6.9-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or)
thanks ! |
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guid0
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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i installed the pwc-10 module from http://www.saillard.org/pwc/
| Code: | pwc Philips webcam module version 10.0.5-unofficial loaded.
pwc Supports Philips PCA645/646, PCVC675/680/690, PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 & PCVC830/840.
pwc Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30,
pwc the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro Ex, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100.
usbcore: registered new driver Philips webcam
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however,.. no /dev/video or /dev/video0.
| Code: | | mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0 |
didnt help much.
any ideas on how to get the toucam and some cam programms working again with this puppy? |
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guid0
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byoungstrom
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| guid0 - what kernel options did you forget? I get the same messages when I load pwc...Help! |
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guid0
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:51 am Post subject: |
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i just started work atm, but i will post my relevant kernel options later today.
unless somebody beats me to it ofcourse  |
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guid0
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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i'm not entirely sure which one did the trick but i have these options set to my 2.6.9 kernel :
| Code: | General setup --->
[*] System V IPC
[*] Sysctl support
[*] Support for hot-pluggable devices
Device Drivers --->
Multimedia devices --->
<*> Video For Linux
Sound --->
<*> Sound card support
USB support --->
<*> Support for Host-side USB
[*] USB verbose debug messages
[*] USB device filesystem
<*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support
<*> OHCI HCD support
<*> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support
<*> USB Audio support
<*> USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support
[*] HID input layer support
<*> USB Philips Cameras
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i havent been able to test the audiomic on the cam so im not sure if the audio thingamob works.
hope this helps |
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byoungstrom
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:26 am Post subject: |
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Cool guid0 - I got it to work with camstream! Slick...
It works with gnomemeeting, but only if I use gconf-editor to manually alter the video input device field in the gnomemeeting configuration WHILE gnomemeeting is running.
??? |
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Daniel_walmsley
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Mine dont work???
i cant seem to get n e thing out of my cam ive installed all the drovers and every thing tryed installing it as a module as and no luck
here is my dmesg out put
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pwc Philips webcam module version 10.0.6-unofficial loaded.
pwc Supports Philips PCA645/646, PCVC675/680/690, PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 & PCVC830/840.
pwc Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30,
pwc the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro Ex, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100.
pwc Trace options: 0x00a1
usbcore: registered new driver Philips webcam
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: GetStatus roothub.portstatus [0] = 0x00030100 PESC CSC PPS
hub 2-0:1.0: port 1, status 0100, change 0003, 12 Mb/s
usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 2-1: usb_disable_device nuking all URBs
usb 2-1: unregistering interface 2-1:1.0
usb 2-1:1.0: hotplug
usb 2-1: unregistering device
ushub 2-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x100
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: GetStatus port 1 status 001002 POWER sig=se0 CSC
hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0100, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x100
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: suspend root hub
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: GetStatus port 1 status 001803 POWER sig=j CSC CONNECT
hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0501, change 0001, 480 Mb/s
hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x501
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: CTRL: TypeReq=0x2301 val=0x2 idx=0x0 len=0 ==> -32
hub 1-0:1.0: port 1 not reset yet, waiting 50ms
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: port 1 full speed --> companion
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: GetStatus port 1 status 003001 POWER OWNER sig=se0 CONNECT
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: wakeup
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: GetStatus roothub.portstatus [0] = 0x00010101 CSC PPS CCS
hub 2-0:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
hub 2-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x101
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: CTRL: TypeReq=0x2301 val=0x2 idx=0x0 len=0 ==> -32
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: GetStatus roothub.portstatus [0] = 0x00100103 PRSC PPS PES CCS
b usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using address 3
usb 2-1: new device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
usb 2-1: default language 0x0409
usb 2-1: Product: Camera
usb 2-1: hotplug
usb 2-1: adding 2-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
usb 2-1:1.0: hotplug
2-1: hotplug
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and from cam info i get this Dan-gentoo dan # caminfo
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Dan-gentoo dan # caminfo
Detected 0 Video4Linux devices.
Dan-gentoo dan # mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0
Dan-gentoo dan # caminfo
CVideoDevice::ResetImagesRGB()
CVideoDevice::ResetImagesYUV()
Detected 0 Video4Linux devices.
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rongten
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks michel v and HeadHolio!
My philips webcam 730K never worked
better, with camstream I can go up to 640x480
and no problem, never seen such goodness
with the former driver.
I must send my regards to how reverse-engineered this.
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HeadHolio
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: Update! |
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Looks like there's an update to this module. You no longer need to rename the directories I mentioned above. Now, simply create the digest, emerge, modprobe, and you're all set:
ebuild /usr/local/portage/media-video/usb-pwc-re/usb-pwc-re-10.0.4.ebuild digest
emerge usb-pwc-re
modprobe pwc |
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