I am facing same issues Williams, I am a newbie so can you tell me how to compile the driver module into the kernel and as a module. The webcam I am trying to interface is based on gspca_ov519.
I used opkg install kernel-module-gspca-ov519 and found that it was already present on the root but I am not able to see the /dev/video*. Thanks for your reply in advance. On Tuesday, 18 February 2014 02:37:24 UTC+5:30, William Hermans wrote: > > If you're using Roberts instructions for compiling the kernel, did you > poke around in menuconfig to see if the cam needed a specific driver > compiled in ? Also I would recommend if this is an option that you actually > compile the driver module into the kernel ( <*> ) instead of as a module ( > [M] ). > > Passed this, sorry I have no further advice to add. > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 6:50 AM, Robert Nelson > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 11:41 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Sorry for the long message, but I want to include all the details I >>> thought were necessary. >>> >>> I am extremely new to Linux, but I have recently purchased a Beaglebone >>> Black, and I am trying to set up a webcam server on it. I have tried to >>> follow several tutorials online, but none of them have worked, because I >>> cannot get the webcam to work. I have a Logitech C525 HD webcam, which is >>> on the list of supported webcams (http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/). I >>> am running Debian 7 (wheezy) with Linux Kernel 3.8.13-bone37. I have >>> installed LXDE so I have a desktop, and VLC to check the functionality of >>> the webcam. I am booting off of a 16GB micro SD card. The Beaglebone is >>> being powered by 5 volts via the barrel connector and a power supply. The >>> webcam, keyboard, and mouse are connected to a powered USB hub. The >>> *lsusb* command returns “Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0460:0826 Logitech Inc” >>> whenever I have the webcam plugged in; so I know the camera is being >>> recognized. However, when I run the *ls /dev/video** command, I get >>> “ls: cannot access /dev/video*: No such file or directory”. This seems to >>> be what VLC is looking for, so it doesn’t see the webcam. When I run the >>> *dmesg|tail* command, none of the entries mentioned anything about >>> video or the UVC driver. I ran *sudo modprobe –v uvcvideo*, then I ran >>> the *dmesg|tail* command again, and this time I got 2 additional lines >>> 1) usbcore registered new interface driver uvcvideo 2) USB video class >>> driver. I apparently have to enable the uvc driver after each restart, but >>> I still don’t get anything when from the *ls /dev/video** command. >>> >>> >>> >>> I should also mention that this is my current configuration, but I have >>> also tried this with Ubuntu 12 and Ubuntu 13 (both installed with >>> instructions from ( >>> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Ubuntu_On_BeagleBone_Black). I get the >>> same results no matter what I do. I have also tried several other webcams >>> that were not on the list of supported webcams, with the same results. I >>> know the webcams work with Linux because I have tried them on an old laptop >>> that is running Mint 12, and they worked just fine. >>> >>> >>> >>> Since the webcams work in Mint, and many other people have been able to >>> get them working on the Beaglebone, I am obviously missing something, but I >>> don’t know where to go from here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>> >> >> >> There are known usb issues with the 3.8 kernel.. Please test with >> "either" Ubuntu/Debian base microSD: >> >> http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu >> http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian >> >> Then, >> >> cd /opt/scripts/ >> git pull >> ./tools/update_kernel.sh --beta-kernel >> (reboot) >> >> To pull in a v3.13.x based kernel.. >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Robert Nelson >> http://www.rcn-ee.com/ >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
