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From: Mansour Al Akeel <mansour.alakeel@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Video for Linux - webcam
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:11:46
Message-Id: 4A7F034E.8080002@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Video for Linux - webcam by Saphirus Sage
1 Ok I tried media-video/linux-uvc, after I unmasked it, but it 's failing:
2
3 make: *** [uvcvideo] Error 2
4 *
5 * ERROR: media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250 failed.
6 * Call stack:
7 * ebuild.sh, line 49: Called src_compile
8 * environment, line 3339: Called linux-mod_src_compile
9 * environment, line 2589: Called die
10 * The specific snippet of code:
11 * eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\"
12 CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}-
13 LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\"
14 ${BUILD_FIXES}
15 ${BUILD_PARAMS}
16 ${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake
17 HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}-
18 LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS}
19 ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
20 * The die message:
21 * Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
22 CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux
23 *
24 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call
25 stack if relevant.
26 * A complete build log is located at
27 '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250/temp/build.log'.
28 * The ebuild environment file is located at
29 '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250/temp/environment'.
30 *
31
32 >>> Failed to emerge media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250, Log file:
33
34 >>> '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250/temp/build.log'
35
36 * Messages for package media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250:
37
38 *
39 * ERROR: media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250 failed.
40 * Call stack:
41 * ebuild.sh, line 49: Called src_compile
42 * environment, line 3339: Called linux-mod_src_compile
43 * environment, line 2589: Called die
44 * The specific snippet of code:
45 * eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\"
46 CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}-
47 LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\"
48 ${BUILD_FIXES}
49 ${BUILD_PARAMS}
50 ${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake
51 HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}-
52 LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS}
53 ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
54 * The die message:
55 * Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
56 CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux
57 *
58 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call
59 stack if relevant.
60 * A complete build log is located at
61 '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250/temp/build.log'.
62 * The ebuild environment file is located at
63 '/var/tmp/portage/media-video/linux-uvc-0.1.0_pre250/temp/environment'.
64 *
65
66 I am trying now to compile all the available drivers as modules, and
67 will see. In the mean while, I will look into, the driver link you sent.
68 I will share the results with the list. :)
69
70 Thank you.
71
72
73
74 Saphirus Sage wrote:
75 > Mansour Al Akeel wrote:
76 >> I have been trying to get the webcam to work on:
77 >>
78 >> Linux mars 2.6.29-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Sat Aug 8 13:33:30 ADT 2009 x86_64
79 >> AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
80 >>
81 >> lsusb
82 >> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
83 >> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ca:1810 Ricoh Co., Ltd
84 >> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
85 >>
86 >> I enabled V4L in the Kernel and enabled API 1.0.
87 >> Then I installed the driver as in :
88 >>
89 >> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-768893.html?sid=57e3dbf52a9be44c18f4f779069802ab
90 >>
91 >> [...]
92 >
93 > Are you sure you have configured gspca properly?
94 > Go to "Device Drivers > Multimedia Devices > Video Capture Adapters >
95 > v4l usb devices > GSPCA Based Webcams" in the menu provided by "make
96 > menuconfig" in /usr/src/linux and enable the relivent driver.
97 > Unfortunately, after looking across which webcames are gspca-supported,
98 > Ricoh doesn't show up a single time. So that may be just about useless.
99 >
100 > The only drivers I could find are significantly behind in supported
101 > kernel versions, but could be worth a shot: http://www.arakhne.org/ricoh/
102 >
103 > In addition, there has been success using media-video/linux-uvc with
104 > Ricoh webcams, so that could also be worth a shot. Regardless, good
105 > luck, and do follow up if any of these ideas work.
106 >

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