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I am unable to open the link. However, there's a utility called webcam |
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from media-tv/xawtv-3.95-r1: |
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mars mansour # webcam |
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reading config file: /root/.webcamrc |
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video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr |
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grabber config: |
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size 320x240 [16 bit YUV 4:2:2 (packed, YUYV)] |
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input (null), norm (null), jpeg quality 75 |
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rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320 |
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ioctl: VIDIOC_DQBUF(index=0;type=VIDEO_CAPTURE;bytesused=0;flags=0x0 |
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[];field=ANY;;timecode.type=0;timecode.flags=0;timecode.frames=0;timecode.seconds=0;timecode.minutes=0;timecode.hours=0;timecode.userbits="";sequence=0;memory=unknown): |
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Invalid argument |
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capturing image failed |
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I will look into the error message. It's worth mentioning, that the cam |
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led flashs with the blue light indicating it's working then it goes off. |
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Drake Donahue wrote: |
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> <snip> |
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> Saphirus Sage wrote: |
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>>> Mansour Al Akeel wrote: |
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>>>> I have been trying to get the webcam to work on: |
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>>>> Linux mars 2.6.29-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Sat Aug 8 13:33:30 ADT 2009 x86_64 |
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>>>> AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux |
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>>>> lsusb |
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>>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 |
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>>>> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ca:1810 Ricoh Co., Ltd |
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>>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 |
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>>>> I enabled V4L in the Kernel and enabled API 1.0. |
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>>>> Then I installed the driver as in : |
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>>>> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-768893.html?sid=57e3dbf52a9be44c18f4f779069802ab |
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> <snip> |
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> http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Webcam#Kernel_configuration maybe a more |
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> useful reference. |
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