On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 05:04:37PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: > Le March 30, 2008 04:50:24 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > Filipus Klutiero a écrit : > > > Le March 30, 2008 12:47:26 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > >> Filipus Klutiero a écrit : > > >>> Le March 30, 2008 12:05:51 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > >>>> Filipus Klutiero a écrit : > > >>>>> Le March 29, 2008 04:58:06 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > >>>>>> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 04:41:04PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: > > >>>>>>> Le March 29, 2008 04:29:42 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > >>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 03:39:42PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> Le March 29, 2008 03:32:35 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > >>>>>>>>>> Filipus Klutiero a écrit : > > >>>>>>>>>>> Le March 29, 2008 03:10:03 pm Aurelien Jarno, vous avez écrit : > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 02:23:33PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero > wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Package: luvcview > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Version: 20070512-3 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Severity: normal > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> luvcview fails to start, although I know the camera works > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> from Kopete. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> $ luvcview > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> luvcview version 0.2.1 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Video driver: x11 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> A window manager is available > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> video /dev/video0 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Unable to set format: 22. > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> You camera does not support the default format. Try to specify > > >>>>>>>>>>>> another format using -f yuv|jpg > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> It works with yuv, but not with jpg. Should all cameras support > > >>>>>>>>>>> jpg or is it just the default that's incorrect? > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> Not all the cameras support jpg, and not all of them support > > >>>>>>>>>> yuv. There is no sane default. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> OK, but that doesn't answer my question. Should all cameras > > >>>>>>>>> support jpg even though they don't all do it or is it luvcview > > >>>>>>>>> which is just not trying hard > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> I don't know exactly, but I don't think they should all support > > >>>>>>>> jpg. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> So why do you think this isn't a luvcview bug? In any case, if you > > >>>>>>> don't know exactly, surely luvcview should at least fail more > > >>>>>>> cleanly. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> It does already explain the problem: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> "Unable to set format: 22." > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Indeed, I suppose that someone familiar with the source code would > > >>>>> understand what this means. > > >>>> > > >>>> Error 22 is EINVAL, which just confirms that the camera doesn't > > >>>> support this format. > > >>>> > > >>>>> Anyway, since nobody is sure that the camera is the issue, wouldn't > > >>>>> it be safer to reopen this report until someone is confident that the > > >>>>> problem is elsewhere? > > >>>> > > >>>> I am sure that the problem is that your camera doesn't support this > > >>>> format. > > >>> > > >>> Then why did you write yesterday that you didn't "think they should all > > >>> support jpg." ? > > >> > > >> Let's start again. Some cameras only support yuv or jpg format, and not > > >> both. When starting luvcview, if your camera doesn't support jpg format, > > >> you get an error message telling you it can't set the format. Just > > >> switch to yuv and it works. > > > > > > Yes. Clearly there's a workaround that allows luvcview to start. However, > > > what's the problem when doing a default invokation? Is it that my camera > > > doesn't support jpg even though all cameras are supposed to because it's > > > buggy/doesn't respect a standard, or is it that luvcview wrongly assumes > > > that all cameras support jpg? Today you wrote that "the problem is that > > > your camera doesn't support this format." but yesterday you wrote that "I > > > don't > > > > Wrong I confirmed that the message you get comes from your camera. > What is wrong? You didn't write that "the problem is that your camera doesn't > support this format." today? Or you were wrong to write that?
You were asking me if the problem is elsewhere. I answered you that the message is clear: your camera doesn't support this format. No need to look elsewhere. > > > think they should all support jpg.", which seems contradictory. > > > > Not all camera support jpg. Not all camera support yuv. There is no sane > > default. That's that simple. > Then why does luvcview use a default? Because it has to ask for a format to the camera. -- .''`. Aurelien Jarno | GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 : :' : Debian developer | Electrical Engineer `. `' [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] `- people.debian.org/~aurel32 | www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
