You definately will need to apply the bayer patch to get any video working on this one. without it your sensor is sending back yuv video while the bridge is expecting bayer. After apply the patch let us know how it is working.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:07 PM, nathanp. <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would like to continue this thread where it left off, as I am a 0c45 > 6260 owner who would like to get skype working. > I did not apply the 'bayer' patch above yet. I am not a proficient > git user, but I checked out the latest as of today (Feb 13, 2009), > compiled it and ran: > insmod ./sn9c20x.ko log-level=15 > Then I started skype: > LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype > I logged in, went to options and selected Video device, verified that > camera was selected and hit 'Test'. No video appears. This appeared > on the console: > Starting the process... > Skype Xv: Xv ports available: 17 > Skype XShm: XShm support enabled > Skype Xv: Using Xv port 57 > I then exited and this appeared on the console: > libv4l2: error dequeuing buf: Invalid argument > I'll send the dmesg output to the files section, named as 6260-skype- > dmesg-output.log > Also, under mplayer the image I get has a pink shimmering halo around > white objects so the driver is not working perfectly. I will try with > the 'bayer' patch above next. > > On Jan 13, 10:47 pm, Brian Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Are you invokingskypeusing LD_PRELOAD like you did with mplayer? If >> not make sure you do. If you are and it still does not work withskype >> try inserting the module using log_level=15 (insmod sn9c20x.ko >> log-level=15) and then posting the contents of dmesg after trying >> starting the webcam withskype. >> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Cagliano <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Ciao >> > it improves the quality a lot. >> > Still black and white, but more stable. >> >> > The question is that I am still not able to useSkype.. >> >> > 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 0c45:6260Microdia 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 ( notskype, 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 useSkype >> >> > ( 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
