Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > I previously had a Logitech Communicate STX webcam, connected to this > laptop, and had managed to get it operating (at least, to the Test > stage), with Ekiga. > > Then, I purcahsed a Logitech C300, and managed to get "moving pictures" > display with that, in Ekiga. I think (but am not sure) that that might > have been using the settings for the Communicate STX. > > The C300 is a UVC webcam. > > Whilst I had not been able to take advantage of the higher resolution > imagery of the C300 (I think that the resolution displayed, was the > previously mentioned CIF, rather than the 4CIF, resolution), it seemed > to work. > > Then, I performed a Debian system update (I am running Debian 5), this > last week, and the system updat broke the system. > > The restoration involved removing gnome, and reinstalling gnome, and > iceape, and some other software. > > Using Synaptic, I have reinstalled, using the "Mark for reinstallation" > option, Ekiga. > > However, I am still getting the error that appeared after the system > reconstruction, when I tried running Ekiga with the c300 webcam; > > "Error while opening video device UVC Camera (046d:0805) > > A moving logo will be transmitted during calls. Notice that you can > always transmit a given image or the moving logo by choosing "Picture" > as video plugin and "MovingLogo" or "StaticPicture" as device. > > Your video driver doesn't support the requested video format." > > I am running Ekiga 2.0.12, which Synaptic shows as being the latest > version for Debian 5, and Synaptic shows the version of luvcview, as > being 1:0.2.4-2, and that that is the latest version available for > Debian 5. > > I am unable thus far to get Skype working with the webcam. > > I have managed to get Vid working (on a set up and test basis), on Win > XP, with the webcam, but have been unable to get video call software on > Linux, working with the webcam.
I do not know what to say, maybe you are not in the video group anymore (or something like this)?? Maybe you have a diferent kernel or video driver which creates this problem?? Does cheese or other application accessing the camera work? Anyway, it is really strange that a stable update broke the system. -- Eugen _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
