fswebcam-20070108-alt1 $ fswebcam --- Opening /dev/video0... Trying source module v4l2... /dev/video0 opened. No input was specified, using the first. Unable to find a compatible palette format. $ It's possible to see the video from this camera in Skype in this system. Some info: # lsusb -d :0928 -v Bus 001 Device 008: ID 046d:0928 Logitech, Inc. Quickcam Express Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x046d Logitech, Inc. idProduct 0x0928 Quickcam Express bcdDevice 0.00 iManufacturer 1 iProduct 2 Camera iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 233 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 100mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0000 1x 0 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 1 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0080 1x 128 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 2 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0370 1x 880 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 3 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 4 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0280 1x 640 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 5 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0300 1x 768 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 6 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0380 1x 896 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 7 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x03ff 1x 1023 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 8 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0220 1x 544 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 9 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0290 1x 656 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 10 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x02c0 1x 704 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 11 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0360 1x 864 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 12 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x03c0 1x 960 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 13 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 1 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x034d 1x 845 bytes bInterval 1 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered) # lsmod | fgrep spca gspca_spca561 10508 0 gspca_main 22284 1 gspca_spca561 videodev 35904 1 gspca_main usbcore 149232 11 gspca_spca561,gspca_main,rndis_wlan,rndis_host,cdc_ether,usbnet,usb_storage,usb_libusual,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd #
(In reply to comment #0) > It's possible to see the video from this camera in Skype in this system. ...if it is run like this: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype as found in an advice at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gspca/+bug/291723/comments/4 ; $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so libv4l-0.5.6-alt1 $ uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.30-std-def-alt14 #1 SMP Wed Oct 7 06:44:21 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux $
(In reply to comment #2) > (In reply to comment #0) > > > It's possible to see the video from this camera in Skype in this system. "vlc v4l://" also shows the video from the camera; $ rpm -qa '*vlc*' vlc-plugin-globalhotkeys-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-realrtsp-1.1.0-alt6 vim-plugin-vlc-syntax-0.8.7-alt0.M41.1 vlc-plugin-jack-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-dv-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-ogg-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-aa-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-mad-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-xcb-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-dvb-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-theora-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-ts-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-v4l-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-twolame-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-sdlimage-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-osd-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-notify-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-mtp-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-dvdread-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-matroska-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-interface-skins2-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-speex-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-oss-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-dbus-1.1.0-alt6 mozilla-plugin-vlc-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-videocd-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-goom-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-interface-lirc-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-a52-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-bonjour-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-framebuffer-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-podcast-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-xml-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-fluidsynth-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-schroedinger-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-shout-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-faad-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-ass-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-musepack-1.1.0-alt6 libvlc-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-mini-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-pulseaudio-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-audiocd-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-gnutls-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-interface-oldhttp-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-dvdnav-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-freetype-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-alsa-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-snapshot-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-png-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-interface-ncurses-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-live555-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-ffmpeg-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-sdl-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-flac-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-caca-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-interface-qt4-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-taglib-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-modplug-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-loader-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-interface-oldtelnet-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-mpeg2-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-dca-1.1.0-alt6 vlc-plugin-smb-1.1.0-alt6 $
This way it works (with LD_PRELOAD): $ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so fswebcam - | display - --- Opening /dev/video0... Trying source module v4l2... /dev/video0 opened. No input was specified, using the first. Adjusting resolution from 384x288 to 352x288. --- Capturing frame... Captured frame in 0.00 seconds. --- Processing captured image... Could not find/open font Could not find/open font Writing JPEG image to '-'. Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0". $ Can't the program cope with this peculiarity (for an explanation, see, e.g., http://www.altlinux.org/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B2_Skype ) on its own? So that the user doesn't have to put the extra LD_PRELOAD stuff into the commandline.