To get camorama working instead of preloading v4l2convert.os preload v4l1compat.so. This will also do format conversion as well but offers support for the older v4l1 API.
Skype seems to be having an issue with our new autoexposure code. Its a known bug were often at resolutions lower then 640x480 it will produce a black image. If you look in the mcirodia-dev.c file there is a list of sensors defined. If you comment out the line under the ov9650 entry regarding the set_exposure function that will disable the auto_exposure feature for your camera and skype should work again. I'm not really sure what the isse is with cheese at the moment though. On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Stefan <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's been a while since I tried to get the microdia drivers working. I > recently upgraded to Ubuntu Intrepid and thought I'd give it another > go and HEY!!! I wasn't getting the insmod errors I used to get. > Everything built and installed fine and dmesg output looked promising. > > I have managed to get the camera working in mplayer using the suggest > command: > > $ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so mplayer tv:// \ > -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:fps=25:device=/dev/video0 -vo > x11 > > However Cheese, Camorama and Skype don't want to play the game. > > Camorama says: > > Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0). Please check > connection. > > Cheese shows the Microdia USB driver in the Preferences | camera > dropdown, but doesn't display any picture. > > Skype also shows the Microdia driver in the available webcams > dropdown, but when pressing "Test", displays no picture. > > Any tips on getting the webcam working in other apps? > > Some potentially useful output: > > [dmesg] > [996226.527804] microdia: Microdia USB 2.0 Webcam - 0C45:624F plugged- > in. > [996226.527807] microdia: Detected SN9C20X Bridge > [996226.571884] microdia: Detected OV9650 Sensor > [996226.662227] microdia: Microdia USB 2.0 Webcam is now controlling > video device /dev/video0 > > [lsusb] > Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0c45:624f Microdia PC Camera (SN9C201) > > [lsusb -d 0c45:624f -v] (truncated) > Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0c45:624f Microdia PC Camera (SN9C201) > Device Descriptor: > bLength 18 > bDescriptorType 1 > bcdUSB 2.00 > bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) > bDeviceSubClass 0 > bDeviceProtocol 0 > bMaxPacketSize0 64 > idVendor 0x0c45 Microdia > idProduct 0x624f PC Camera (SN9C201) > bcdDevice 1.01 > iManufacturer 0 > iProduct 1 > iSerial 0 > bNumConfigurations 1 > Configuration Descriptor: > bLength 9 > bDescriptorType 2 > wTotalLength 279 > bNumInterfaces 1 > bConfigurationValue 1 > iConfiguration 0 > bmAttributes 0x80 > (Bus Powered) > MaxPower 500mA > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Lets make microdia webcams plug'n play, (currently plug'n pray) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Visit us online https://groups.google.com/group/microdia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
