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linux-source-2.6.15 package

[OV518+] trust spacecam 320 not working

Bug #45278 reported by Nicolò Chieffo
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linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Hello I have a trust spacecam 320. when I connect to the usb port I see in /var/log/messages

usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
Linux video capture interface: v1.00
drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: USB OV518+ video device found
drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Device revision 2
drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Compression required with OV518...enabling
drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Sensor is an OV7620AE
drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Device at usb-0000:00:1d.1-2 registered to minor 0
usbcore: registered new driver ov511
drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: v1.64 for Linux 2.5 : ov511 USB Camera Driver
usbcore: registered new driver snd-usb-audio

but when I start ekiga -d 6 I get this message:
ekiga Detected the following video input devices: Device not found with plugin V4L
(the same message which appears when no webcam is inserted)

I tried using xawtv too and I got this message (xawtv could find my device!):

can't open /dev/video0: Function not implemented
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l2: open /dev/video0: Function not implemented
v4l2: open /dev/video0: Function not implemented
v4l: open /dev/video0: Function not implemented
no video grabber device available

Revision history for this message
Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

The ov511 driver doesn't export a v4l2 interface however it should do v4l. That's the good news. The bad news is that there are reports that various people can't get the ov511 driver to work with a OV518+ (see http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/status.html ).

Nicolò:
Can you add the output of doing:
lsmod | grep ov518_decomp
? According to the status page the driver needs this to be loaded and there might be a chance that it is not.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.15:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3) wrote : Re: [Bug 45278] Re: trust spacecam 320 not working

yes! you're right!

ov518_decomp isn't loaded.

after loading it the /var/log/messages says

drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov518_decomp.c: v1.3 : OV518 Decompression
Module
good!

in fact now ekiga detects a "OV518+ USB Camera" anyway, of course, it
doesn't work... clicking on the webcam icon seems to block ekiga at
all...

xawtv results are these:

/dev/video0 [v4l]: no overlay support
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=120;width=160;format=4): Invalid
argument
ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=120;width=160;format=5): Invalid
argument

then a window appears with black/wite pixels flashing (like a tv in an
unknown channel)

Revision history for this message
Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3) wrote :

well included version is v1.64 for Linux 2.5, quite old! I don't know...
is it possible to reconsider having a new version added? I don't know,
just as an additional package...

Revision history for this message
Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

Setting back to Unconfirmed after Nicolò's reply.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.15:
status: Needs Info → Unconfirmed
Revision history for this message
Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3) wrote :

I'm sorry, but what should I do now? What replay are you waiting for? Do I have to test the drivers in http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/status.html ?

Revision history for this message
Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3) wrote :

hello again! I've downloaded ov511-2.32 and it's working after having added some additional tweaks in /etc/modprobe.d/ov511

options ov511 mirror=1 lightfreq=50 fastset=1 bandingfilter=1
install ov511 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ov511; sleep 1; /sbin/modprobe ovcamchip
remove ov511 /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove ov511; sleep 1; /sbin/modprobe -r ovcamchip

of course I deleted the old ov511.ko and ovcamchip.ko present in the modeles tree

can this driver be added to ubuntu?

Revision history for this message
Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3) wrote :

too old. I no more have the webcam

Changed in linux-source-2.6.15:
status: New → Invalid
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