Ciao it improves the quality a lot. Still black and white, but more stable.
The question is that I am still not able to use Skype.. any idea? thank you -- Cagliano On Jan 13, 1:25 am, Brian Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > See if this patch helps improve the image at all. It should change the > format outputted by the sensor to bayer instead of YUV. > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Cagliano <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all > > I am sorry to write to this group only for complaining but.. I have a > > problem with my Microdi a6260 > > > $lsusb > > Bus 007 Device 008: ID 0c45:6260 Microdia PC Camera (SN9C201) > > > Basically, I have been far from the group for a while ( probably since > > mid November ). I checked in to see if something changed in the > > meanwhile, and I gladly see that the development continued in > > supporting new webcams and improving the quality of the already > > existing ones. > > > In September the driver allowed me to use cheese and other > > applications ( not skype, where the image quality was ugly ). > > > I tried today the new driver but for me the situation didn't changed > > in anything better. I mean, I keep not being able to use Skype > > ( totally black screen ) but now even the situation with cheese and > > mplayer ( that previously worked like a breeze ) is bad. > > > If I run the following command > > > $ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so mplayer tv:// -tv \ > > driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:fps=25:device=/dev/video0 -vo > > xv > > > the output is the one I uploaded on files, with the name "Cagliano- > > Cheese.png" > > > how I build stuffs: > > - sudo apt-get install libv2* > > - followed the instructions on "http://groups.google.com/group/ > > microdia/web/testing-microdia-driver-draft" and installed the drivers > > with > > # strip -g sn9c20x.ko > > # mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/video/ > > usbvideo/ > > # cp sn9c20x.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/video/ > > usbvideo/ > > # depmod -a > > > So the question is: am I missing something? are my problems normal ( I > > need to wait ) or am I doing something wrong? > > > Thank you for all the help > > > Ciao! > > > -- > > Cagliano > > > > 0001-Change-ov7670-sensor-init-to-output-raw-bayer.patch > < 1KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
