I'm hoping to setup zoneminder and a webcam to be a motion security camera. emerge the latest gentoo-sources (in 3.3.8 it works). in kernel: v4l, GSPCA, STV06XX (not STV0680) do not search for qc-usb in portage, it's removed. In order to make Logitech Quickcam Express working on gentoo nowadays: kernel version I've got video and now all work even without group changes. You can also try cheese if you are a gnome user. Check that iyts actually looking at your webcam. Xawtv has an input selection and input type control. Your 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 kernel is quite old now, 3.5.2 is in testing, it may be worth trying a more recent kernel. If your camera also has a mic, you will need to be in the audio group too.
That may actually by a symlink, if so, follow the chain of links and check the group on the real device file at the end of the chain. Your user will need to be in the video group, as you say. V4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anywayĬapabilities : 0x5000001 WARNING: v4l-conf is compiled without DGA support. Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged And even as root if I start skype and select /dev/video0 as webcam, there is no picture, just a black screen. But the user is already the member of video and wheel groups. I can access it only as root, so I think the user have to be a member of some group. With STV06XX I have got /dev/video0, but still have minor problems.
I've also inspected /usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt, but in kernel's menuconfig I overlooked the STV06XX option and thought it's STV0680. Those that have never had a hard drive fail. To check that you are running the kernel you think you are - the date/time shown is the kernel build date time. Rebuild and reinstall your kernel and boot into the new kernel. In your old kernel, you may have both Video4Liniux1 (Depreciated) and Video4Linux2, choose both. You need other kernel settings to get the /dev entry too, loading gspca, is not suffcient. The name doesn't matter, the point is that gspca knows yuor Webcam Vendor and Device IDs so will bind to it. QuickCam ExpressĬan you post dmesg output as well? and maybe your. Linux saturn 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 #18 SMP Sun Aug 19 13:05: i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linuxīus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hubīus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. Open /dev/video0: No such file or directory In all cases I'm still missing /dev/video0 In kernel I've tried GSPCA and it's drivers as modules and compiled in kernel directly. Qc-usb seems to be removed from portage as well as Philips drivers like usb-pwc-re (should be compatible with old logitech cams). I've found quite a lot of info about Logitech Cams on Linux/Gentoo but it's all seems to be outdated. Posted: Tue 6:35 pm Post subject: Logitech Quickcam Express on 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 Logitech Quickcam Express on 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 Gentoo Forums :: View topic - Logitech Quickcam Express on 2.6.39-gentoo-r3