Webcam: Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe

David W. Hodgins

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:34:43 -0500, Maurice Batey <maurice@bcs.removethis.org.uk> wrote:

> So - it appears to be working, though with no means of
> modifying the configuration of the webcam.

See if camstream will allow you to configure the webcam.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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David W. Hodgins

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:40:41 -0500, Maurice Batey <maurice@bcs.removethis.org.uk> wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:43:06 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:
>> Run "modprobe -v uvcvideo"
> Is that a one-off operation, or does it need to be done at
> each bootup?

Add uvcvideo to /etc/modprobe.preload

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Maurice Batey

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:16:52 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> See if camstream will allow you to configure the webcam

Regret not. Selecting File-->Open Window gives:

"Device error: The device experienced an eror - 19 -
No such device."

Anywhere else to go?!

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Maurice Batey

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:32:59 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> Add uvcvideo to /etc/modprobe.preload

That worked fine - after reboot. Many thanks once again!

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Maurice Batey

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:47:24 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> camorama

This was the only one that seemed to do what I was looking for,
but it simply reports "Cannot connect to /dev/video0".

As things are - judging by the test picture Skype shows - the
webcam settings seem OK, so perhaps they can just stay as they
are.

One problem - unexpected - is that on some bootups the
webcam is OK with Skype, and at other times it does not display
a picture.
In the latter case, if I reboot, the Skype test pic is OK.

I find this unpredictability difficult to understand.
(Unless it is because the webcam needs to be plugged in at boot
up. Mmm; need to check that...)

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David W. Hodgins

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:02:56 -0500, Maurice Batey <maurice@bcs.removethis.org.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:16:52 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:
>> See if camstream will allow you to configure the webcam

> Anywhere else to go?!

Don't know if these support v4l2, but the only other applications I've tried, that
allow you to set the brightness, etc, are camorama, kopete,and xawtv.

I know that some applications will keep the camera settings, setup by a prior
application, while others will reset the camera, based on that applications defaults.
xsane may work, but fails with my v4l (1) webcam. Unfortunately, that's all trial and
error, and I didn't keep notes on which do what.

See http://www.quickcamteam.net/software.../v4l2-software for other programs,
that should work.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:47:24 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> camorama

This was the only one that seemed to do what I was looking for,
but it simply reports "Cannot connect to /dev/video0".

As things are - judging by the test picture Skype shows - the
webcam settings seem OK, so perhaps they can just stay as they
are.

One problem - unexpected - is that on some bootups the
webcam is OK with Skype, and at other times it does not display
a picture.
In the latter case, if I reboot, the Skype test pic is OK.

I find this unpredictability difficult to understand.
(Unless it is because the webcam needs to be plugged in at boot
up. Mmm; need to check that...)

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Maurice Batey

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:47:24 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> camorama

This was the only one that seemed to do what I was looking for,
but it simply reports "Cannot connect to /dev/video0".

As things are - judging by the test picture Skype shows - the
webcam settings seem OK, so perhaps they can just stay as they
are.

One problem - unexpected - is that on some bootups the
webcam is OK with Skype, and at other times it does not display
a picture.
In the latter case, if I reboot, the Skype test pic is OK.

I find this unpredictability difficult to understand.
(Unless it is because the webcam needs to be plugged in at boot
up. Mmm; need to check that...)

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Maurice Batey

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:47:24 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> camorama

This was the only one that seemed to do what I was looking for,
but it simply reports "Cannot connect to /dev/video0".

As things are - judging by the test picture Skype shows - the
webcam settings seem OK, so perhaps they can just stay as they
are.

One problem - unexpected - is that on some bootups the
webcam is OK with Skype, and at other times it does not display
a picture.
In the latter case, if I reboot, the Skype test pic is OK.

I find this unpredictability difficult to understand.
(Unless it is because the webcam needs to be plugged in at boot
up. Mmm; need to check that...)

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Maurice Batey

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:47:24 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> camorama

This was the only one that seemed to do what I was looking for,
but it simply reports "Cannot connect to /dev/video0".

As things are - judging by the test picture Skype shows - the
webcam settings seem OK, so perhaps they can just stay as they
are.

One problem - unexpected - is that on some bootups the
webcam is OK with Skype, and at other times it does not display
a picture.
In the latter case, if I reboot, the Skype test pic is OK.

I find this unpredictability difficult to understand.
(Unless it is because the webcam needs to be plugged in at boot
up. Mmm; need to check that...)

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