Am Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:42:11 +0200 schrieb Andreas Volz: > Hello, > > because my DV video camera didn't work with skype and nobody could > help me I bought a new webcam (Philips SPC 710NC). > > I know it's not on the compatibility list, but a similar Philips > camera was and so I was brave. > > Switching it to a recent Ubuntu laptop "worked" in Skype out of the > box. But the quality was really bad and other tools like luvcview or > guvcview doesn't work with the camera. > > Ekiga worked with the camera and the I think the quality was much > better as in Skype. Not sure why. > > Please try to help me. If it's not possible to get it working in good > quality I'll simply return it to my dealer. > > dmesg: > > Jul 30 20:33:39 optolix kernel: [14821.712275] usb 2-2: new full > speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9 Jul 30 20:33:39 optolix > kernel: [14821.757576] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > Jul 30 20:33:39 optolix kernel: > [14821.767530] > /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: > USB GSPCA camera found. SONIX JPEG (sn9c1xx) Jul 30 20:33:40 optolix > pulseaudio[6285]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 44100 Hz, > changed to 16000 Hz. Jul 30 20:33:40 optolix pulseaudio[6285]: > alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 2 channels, changed to 1. > Jul 30 20:22:31 optolix kernel: > [ 5816.676221] > /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: > USB GSPCA camera found. SONIX JPEG (sn9c1xx) > > v4l-info: > > ### video4linux device info [/dev/video0] ### > general info > VIDIOCGCAP > name : "Philips SPC 710NC" > type : 0x1 [CAPTURE] > channels : 1 > audios : 0 > maxwidth : 640 > maxheight : 480 > minwidth : 160 > minheight : 120 > > channels > VIDIOCGCHAN(0) > channel : 0 > name : "SN9CXXX" > tuners : 0 > flags : 0x0 [] > type : CAMERA > norm : 0 > > tuner > ioctl VIDIOCGTUNER: Invalid argument > > audio > ioctl VIDIOCGAUDIO: Invalid argument > > picture > VIDIOCGPICT > brightness : 9040 > hue : 0 > colour : 32768 > contrast : 16128 > whiteness : 0 > depth : 24 > palette : RGB24 > > buffer > VIDIOCGFBUF > base : (nil) > height : 0 > width : 0 > depth : 0 > bytesperline : 0 > > window > VIDIOCGWIN > x : 0 > y : 0 > width : 640 > height : 480 > chromakey : 0 > flags : 0 > > > > luvcview > luvcview version 0.2.1 > Video driver: x11 > A window manager is available > video /dev/video0 > Error opening device /dev/video0: unable to query device. > Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
I missed the lsusb line: Bus 002 Device 013: ID 0471:0330 Philips regards Andreas _______________________________________________ Linux-uvc-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/linux-uvc-devel
