Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 18:43 +0030, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Sorry, but I disagree with you. If someone is using the card for 2d only work without any 3d stuff, then the nv driver does great work, including good video support. There is also a development these days to create a driver from scratch and it's making good progress. Hetz You're missing the main problem. The nv driver is an unmaintained binary blob (Given that lack of documentation) that receives sporadic undocumented patches by nVidia personal. (Once a new card arrives) In essence, it's no better than the nvidia binary driver. The Noveau project (NV OSS driver) is a valiant effort, that is doomed to fail. (Again, given the lack of cooperation from nVidia) Now, I don't pretend to hold the moral higher ground here - mostly because I've using a large number of nVidia cards coupled with their binary driver. I am claiming that ATI/AMD effort to OSS their drivers should be rewarded by a switch to their brand. (I'm waiting for the OSS R500/600 driver to mature, before I start migrating to ATI/AMD) - Gilboa = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 23:02 +0200, Omer Zak wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 20:29 +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 19:52 +0200, Chaim Keren-Tzion wrote: Any recommendations for a good webcam to use with linux? (Mainly for use with Skype) TIA, Chaim I'm using the (somewhat pricey) Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX and it works just fine. (gspca driver) Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). --- Omer I never tried gspca with the nv driver - only the binary driver. On a side note, if you rather not install binary driver, I'd suggest you throw away the nVidia card and replace it with an older ATI card. Preferably R300/400/500 based. - Gilboa = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
Sorry, but I disagree with you. If someone is using the card for 2d only work without any 3d stuff, then the nv driver does great work, including good video support. There is also a development these days to create a driver from scratch and it's making good progress. Hetz On 11/26/08, Gilboa Davara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 23:02 +0200, Omer Zak wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 20:29 +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 19:52 +0200, Chaim Keren-Tzion wrote: Any recommendations for a good webcam to use with linux? (Mainly for use with Skype) TIA, Chaim I'm using the (somewhat pricey) Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX and it works just fine. (gspca driver) Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). --- Omer I never tried gspca with the nv driver - only the binary driver. On a side note, if you rather not install binary driver, I'd suggest you throw away the nVidia card and replace it with an older ATI card. Preferably R300/400/500 based. - Gilboa = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Skepticism is the lazy person's default position. my blog (hebrew): http://benhamo.org = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 20:29 +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 19:52 +0200, Chaim Keren-Tzion wrote: Any recommendations for a good webcam to use with linux? (Mainly for use with Skype) TIA, Chaim I'm using the (somewhat pricey) Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX and it works just fine. (gspca driver) Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). --- Omer -- Kosher Cellphones (cellphones with blocked SMS, video and Internet) are menace to the deaf. They must be outlawed! (See also: http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2006/04/21/the-grave-danger-to-the-deaf-from-kosher-cellphones/) My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
Hi Omer, Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). Does the problem repeats when you're using the nv (open source) driver and not the nvidia driver? if so, I think you should report it to nvidia (they are on #nvidia channel on freenode IRC) Hetz -- Skepticism is the lazy person's default position. my blog (hebrew): http://benhamo.org = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
I tested it only with 'nv' - never installed 'nvidia' in my PC. On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 23:25 +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Hi Omer, Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). Does the problem repeats when you're using the nv (open source) driver and not the nvidia driver? if so, I think you should report it to nvidia (they are on #nvidia channel on freenode IRC) -- Kosher Cellphones (cellphones with blocked SMS, video and Internet) are menace to the deaf. They must be outlawed! (See also: http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2006/04/21/the-grave-danger-to-the-deaf-from-kosher-cellphones/) My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
Well, I think you didn't install it due it closeness, if I'm right... My suggestion would be to install the closed driver and see if this problem returns. If it's not, then you should file in a bug with the X.org. If the problem still there, then it could be either the card or the camera's driver. You might also try the vesa driver to see if this problem appears, although I'm not sure if there aren't any specific parts of nv driver in vesa driver. Hetz On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Omer Zak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tested it only with 'nv' - never installed 'nvidia' in my PC. On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 23:25 +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Hi Omer, Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). Does the problem repeats when you're using the nv (open source) driver and not the nvidia driver? if so, I think you should report it to nvidia (they are on #nvidia channel on freenode IRC) -- Kosher Cellphones (cellphones with blocked SMS, video and Internet) are menace to the deaf. They must be outlawed! (See also: http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2006/04/21/the-grave-danger-to-the-deaf-from-kosher-cellphones/) My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Skepticism is the lazy person's default position. my blog (hebrew): http://benhamo.org = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gspca with GeForge FX 5200 experience, anyone? (was: Re: Webcam Recommendations?)
I don't have gspca for my current kernel (2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686) and the gspca-source package didn't compile for it (there are Debian bugs filed for it). My story with gspca and the above video card is filed as bugs with Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=444314 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=423920 As far as I could see, no action was taken with those bugs. So I am looking for people who experienced similar hang ups to help diagnose the problem. --- Omer P.S.: Hetz's suggestion to try with the vesa driver was nice, but when configured to use vesa, the X server did not start. On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 00:37 +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Well, I think you didn't install it due it closeness, if I'm right... My suggestion would be to install the closed driver and see if this problem returns. If it's not, then you should file in a bug with the X.org. If the problem still there, then it could be either the card or the camera's driver. You might also try the vesa driver to see if this problem appears, although I'm not sure if there aren't any specific parts of nv driver in vesa driver. Hetz On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Omer Zak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tested it only with 'nv' - never installed 'nvidia' in my PC. On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 23:25 +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Hi Omer, Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card? In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux kernel 2.6.18-6). Does the problem repeats when you're using the nv (open source) driver and not the nvidia driver? if so, I think you should report it to nvidia (they are on #nvidia channel on freenode IRC) -- Kosher Cellphones (cellphones with blocked SMS, video and Internet) are menace to the deaf. They must be outlawed! (See also: http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2006/04/21/the-grave-danger-to-the-deaf-from-kosher-cellphones/) My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
