> - - if the device is not video class device, then there is no way to
> uvcvideo will know about it. (except you will force it, but there is
> no guaranty)

How do you force it?

On 28 November 2011 14:59, Alexey Fisher <bug-tr...@fisher-privat.net> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> it works like this:
> - - after you connected some usb device to the host
> - - it will be checked by usb-core driver
> - - every device has some class description.
> - - if your device say, it belong to: 14 - video class, uvcvideo will
> initiate it.
> - - if the device is not video class device, then there is no way to
> uvcvideo will know about it. (except you will force it, but there is
> no guaranty)
>
> On 28.11.2011 14:43, Antonio Roberts wrote:
>> Thanks for that FAQ. I executed "lsusb -d 046d:08cb -v | grep "14
>> Video"" and I get no output
>>
>> * However * , could this be because it is only reading the
>> wireless dongle? There's no way for me to physically connect the
>> wireless webcam to my computer
>>
>> On 24 November 2011 14:19, Alexey Fisher
>> <bug-tr...@fisher-privat.net> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Please read this FAQ: http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/faq/
>>>
>>> On 24.11.2011 10:49, Antonio Roberts wrote:
>>>> I've tried camorama, cheese, guvcview and loading cameras
>>>> through websites like tumblr and facebook. They recognise that
>>>> a new device is there but I get no video output
>>>>
>>>> I've just tried luvcview with "luvcview -d /dev/video2" and got
>>>> this error:
>>>>
>>>> SDL information: Video driver: x11 A window manager is
>>>> available Device information: Device path:  /dev/video2 Stream
>>>> settings: Frame format: MJPG Unable to set format: Input/output
>>>> error Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 24 November 2011 09:28, Paulo Assis <pj.as...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi, Have you tried any other software besides cheese?
>>>>> (guvcview, luvcview,...)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Paulo
>>>>>
>>>>> 2011/11/23 Antonio Roberts <anto...@hellocatfood.com>:
>>>>>> I recently bought this wireless webcam;
>>>>>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/2.4ghz-wireless-webcam-388087 . I'm
>>>>>> having trouble getting it to work on Ubuntu 11.04.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I ran lsusb and got the folowing information about the
>>>>>> device:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bus 006 Device 003: ID 0416:a91a Winbond Electronics Corp.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did a Google serach for the device ID and the Linux UVC
>>>>>> website (http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/ ) informs me that
>>>>>> it matches the LogiLink Wireless Webcam (so Maplin probably
>>>>>> just rebranded this!). What this website states is that
>>>>>> this device should work, which it doesn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem I'm facing is that I don't get any actual video
>>>>>> being streamed or shown. The built in microphone works and,
>>>>>> when running Cheese, when I press the camera button on the
>>>>>> webcam itself the software recognises that the button is
>>>>>> pressed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On that note, when running cheese from the terminal with
>>>>>> this webcam attached I get the following error:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> libv4l2: error getting pixformat: Invalid argument libv4l2:
>>>>>> error setting pixformat: Input/output error
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help is appreciated
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>
>
> - --
> Regards,
> Alexey
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