On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Rob Hurle <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a USB camera (with lenses so that it can function as a bit of a > microscope). It comes with drivers for M$ Windows but I'd like to get > it going with my debian squeeze system: > > debianrob:~> uname -a > Linux debianrob 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Mon Jun 13 04:13:06 UTC 2011 > i686 GNU/Linux > > When I plug it in a new /dev appears: > > debianrob:/home/rob# ll -t /dev | head > total 0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 2 Jul 21 16:51 ptmx > > and /var/log/messages shows: > > debianrob:/home/rob# tail /var/log/messages > Jul 21 16:24:04 debianrob kernel: [27190.320511] usb 1-3: new high > speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 > Jul 21 16:24:04 debianrob kernel: [27190.456940] usb 1-3: New USB > device found, idVendor=1871, idProduct=01b0 > Jul 21 16:24:04 debianrob kernel: [27190.456944] usb 1-3: New USB > device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 > Jul 21 16:24:04 debianrob kernel: [27190.456946] usb 1-3: Product: > AVEO Cheetah3 USB2.0 Device > Jul 21 16:24:04 debianrob kernel: [27190.456948] usb 1-3: > Manufacturer: AVEO Technology Corp. > Jul 21 16:24:04 debianrob kernel: [27190.457038] usb 1-3: > configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > > The results of lsusb are: > > debianrob:/var/log# lsusb > Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 > Optical Wheel Mouse > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1871:01b0 Aveo Technology Corp. > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > > So the Aveo device is there. However, if I try to access it I get > error messages, like this one from camorama: > > v4l2: unable to open '/dev/video0': No such file or directory > > I guess that I need a driver of some sort, and that it is not in the > kernel 2.6.32-5-686. Is this correct? Has anyone any idea how I can > get the driver? Web searching has not been fruitful so far. Any help > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. >
Hi Rob, /dev/ptmx has nothing to do with the camera; it is used for pseudo-terminals. Try loading the modules "videodev, uvcvideo and v4l1_compat" manually, and then run "file /dev/video0" to see if the video device is registered. You can also see this in /var/log/messages" after loading the modules. Regards, Burhan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cabser8x4en7r9dmgqf2uer0ukk+0bqxxtxjznko5vprg-pk...@mail.gmail.com
