[Deaf-lug] Web Cam on Ubuntu 8.10

[JGJones (Mailing List)]

Just wondering...do you have Skype? IF so, does it work in there?

In EKiga - go to settings and in video devices, change the video plugin to
V4L from V4L2. It should then work. If it does - let us know. V4L is a bit
old and outdated, they're making use of V4L2 these days (Flash moved to
V4L2, Skype I think use V4L2 only etc)

Your camera's quite outdated and I think they're moving onto V4L2 and I'm
not certain if there is a driver available that make use of V4L2. I've got a
Quickcam Pro 4000 around somewhere so if I find it I'll test but in my
office in Croydon, I've got an even older and crappier Logitech webcam which
I can test too.

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>wrote:

> I have a logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (or 4000) not sure which. Not sure how
> to check it.
> However the webcam works with Motion, but not with Ekiga, or xawtv or
> anything else!!!!
>
> Which I find strange!!!
>
>
>
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> On 8 Nov 2008, at 21:39, JGJones (Mailing List) wrote:
>
> What webcam is it?
>
> If your camera use the GPCSA (not sure of the spelling) - a recent update
> broke that...think it's a kernel update that caused it rather than something
> in Ubuntu - but there should be a new version that fix it but not yet in the
> updates - so suggest that you go to Software Sources in the System menu, and
> go to the Updates tab.
>
> In there, tick the boxes for Proposed updates (and perhaps Unsupported
> updates - I have this ticked on mine but I'm happy to fix if things break -
> although never happened for me...yet!) - and then update.
>
> Check for updates...if there's a fix in one of them, it'll get included and
> hopefully one of them is for your camera.
>
> But it does help if I have the model of your camera.
>
> For example, I have a new Sony SZ laptop and the MotionEye camera is a
> Ricoh model, and the driver is R5u870 - however the maintainer have stated
> that the driver is broken for the 2.6.26+ kernels (and since 8.10 is using
> 2.6.27 that's me out of luck until it's fixed)
>
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Ah I see!
>>
>> I have a webcam but hardly use it as I dont know anyone that has
>> ekgia.
>>
>>
>> I hardly use skype  either!
>>
>>
>> Fintan
>>
>>
>> 2008/11/8 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
>> > I don' t use it for much.
>> >
>> > I have set up motion so I can see what my dog gets up to during the
>> > day just for a laugh.
>> >
>> > But also I use it to play around with ffmpeg, and you'll never know
>> > when it might be useful.
>> >
>> > I am looking to set up ekgia phone at somepoint.
>> >
>> > Basically it is not essential but a nice tool to have in my box as
>> > you'll never know when you'll need it :-)
>> >
>> >
>> > On 8 Nov 2008, at 11:03, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>> >
>> >> Wait for an update. or roll back to 8.04.
>> >>
>> >> I tend to wait a few months later before installing next version of
>> >> ubuntu.
>> >>
>> >> Just keep checking out the ubuntu forums until a solution is found.
>> >>
>> >> What your using the webcam for other than skype?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Fintan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2008/11/8 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
>> >>> Hi All
>> >>>
>> >>> Wonder if anybody can help.
>> >>>
>> >>> Since install Ubuntu 8.10 my webcam is not being detected properly.
>> >>>
>> >>> In 8.04 the webcam worked perfectly without needing any
>> >>> configuration.
>> >>> So it is strange that it has stopped working in 8.10.
>> >>>
>> >>> I have search the web and there has been a bug reported.
>> >>>
>> >>> However I have not been able to find a workaround. The only
>> >>> workaround
>> >>> I have found is the one for skype, but I don't use skype!!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Wondered if anybody else is having problems or can offer a possible
>> >>> solution.
>> >>>
>> >>> Maybe I should just wait for an update?
>> >>>
>> >>> Many Thanks in advance
>> >>>
>> >>> Dy
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