webcam and fc8 troubleshooting

[Brian Chadwick]

Tom Poe wrote:
> Brian Chadwick wrote:
>> Tom Poe wrote:
>>> Brian Chadwick wrote:
>>>> Tom Poe wrote:
>>>>> I am running fc8, received gift of Quickcam Pro 9000, and need 
>>>>> help troubleshooting it.  No response coming out of forum, so need 
>>>>> to expand options.
>>>>> I need to run list of commands to identify what is happening, like 
>>>>> lsusb, etc.  Any help to figure out, whether I'm set up, and 
>>>>> camera is faulty.
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>> unplug the camera
>>>>
>>>> then plug it back in again..
>>>>
>>>> then tail -30  /var.log.messages
>>>>
>>>> post the output here
>>>>
>>> Feb 17 17:13:21 localhost kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2
>>> Feb 17 17:13:44 localhost kernel: usb 1-2: new high speed USB device 
>>> using ehci_hcd and address 3
>>> Feb 17 17:13:44 localhost kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen 
>>> from 1 choice
>>> Feb 17 17:13:44 localhost kernel: ALSA sound/usb/usbaudio.c:2753: 
>>> 3:3:1: add audio endpoint 0x86
>>> Feb 17 17:13:44 localhost kernel: ALSA sound/usb/usbmixer.c:989: [5] 
>>> FU [Mic Capture Switch] ch = 1, val = 0/1/1
>>> Feb 17 17:13:44 localhost kernel: ALSA sound/usb/usbmixer.c:989: [5] 
>>> FU [Mic Capture Volume] ch = 1, val = 4608/7680/1
>>> Feb 17 17:13:45 localhost kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00
>>> Feb 17 17:13:46 localhost kernel: uvcvideo: version magic 
>>> '2.6.23.15-137.fc8PAE SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS ' should be 
>>> '2.6.24.2-1.rt1.3.fc8.ccrmart SMP preempt mod_unload 686 '
>>> Feb 17 17:13:47 localhost kernel: ALSA sound/usb/usbaudio.c:1327: 
>>> setting usb interface 3:1
>>> Feb 17 17:13:47 localhost pulseaudio[2720]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 
>>> doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 16000 Hz.
>>> Feb 17 17:13:47 localhost pulseaudio[2720]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 
>>> doesn't support 2 channels, changed to 1.
>>> [root at localhost tom]#
>>> - - -[end /var/log/messages] - - -
>>> Thanks, hope this is meaningful.
>>> Tom
>>>
>> i am unfamiliar with uvcvideo ...
>>
>> maybe this link will help
>>
>> http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/
>>
>>
> Brian:  Thanks for the link.  I'm working with:
> http://openfacts.berlios.de/index-en.phtml?title=Linux+UVC
> now.  In the meantime, looks like I installed when booted to PAE 
> kernel, and was trying to run luvcview with planetccrma kernel.  The 
> video is working when in PAE kernel.  I'll now try to get steps to 
> control module loading and unloading (seems audio needs to load before 
> video).
> Thanks, Tom
>
i would have thought that provided the modules are in the correct place 
that the kernel would be able to load them automatically.

Glad you are making some progress though.