Here's the problem. According to the linux ov511 driver site [1], "TAKE NOTE that the ovsensor module was renamed to ovcamchip".
Accordingly (I guessed), a `insmod ovcamchip` solves the problem. I don't know enough about kernel module loading to suggest how this can be fixed for 9.2. But ov511 based webcams (Phillips, creative, etc) won't work without it. -- Guy On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Guy McArthur wrote: > On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Thierry Vignaud wrote: > > so the driver found it. > > what is the ouput of the following commands: > > ls -o /dev/.devfsd > > ls: /dev/.devfsd: No such file or directory > > > ls -o /dev/video* > > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 0 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video0 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 1 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video1 > crw------- 1 gemini 172, 0 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video1394 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 2 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video2 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 3 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video3 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 4 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video4 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 5 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video5 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 6 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video6 > crw------- 1 gemini 81, 7 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video7 > > /dev/video: > total 0 > crw------- 1 gemini 10, 204 Oct 5 12:46 em8300 > crw------- 1 gemini 10, 206 Oct 5 12:46 em8300_ma > crw------- 1 gemini 10, 205 Oct 5 12:46 em8300_mv > crw------- 1 gemini 10, 207 Oct 5 12:46 em8300_sp > > > cat /proc/video/* (or is it /proc/v4l/* ? i do not rember) > > cat /proc/video/dev/video0 > name : OV511 USB Camera > type : VID_TYPE_CAPTURE > hardware : 0x1b > > cat /proc/video/ov511/0/info > driver_version : v2.25 > custom_id : 21 > model : Creative Labs WebCam 3 > streaming : no > grabbing : no > can_decompress : yes > compress : no > subcapture : no > sub_size : 0 0 0 0 > brightness : 2 > colour : 0 > contrast : 0 > hue : 0 > exposure : 0 > num_frames : 2 > frame : 0 > depth : 0 > size : 0 0 > format : Unknown > data_buffer : 0x00000000 > frame : 1 > depth : 0 > size : 0 0 > format : Unknown > data_buffer : 0x00000000 > snap_enabled : no > bridge : OV511+ > sensor : Unknown > packet_size : 0 > framebuffer : 0x00000000 > packet_numbering: 1 > topology : usb-00:07.2-1 > i2c_adap_id : 0 > input : 0 > 0 > > camsource says > Unable to open /dev/video0 (No such device) > > ls -l /dev/video0 > crw------- 1 gemini video 81, 0 Oct 5 12:46 /dev/video0 > > (Also tried making the permissions 777, no luck). > > Xinerama gaves a similar error message. > > >
