Re: webcam & usb-hub

["Eeltje" <eeltje.de.vries@gmail.com>]

gustavo halperin schreef:

> Hello
>
>  I have the Creative WebCam using the spca5xx driver from
> http://mxhaard.free.fr/index.html. Work nice the problem start if I
> connect the WebCam to the USB-Hub instead to connect the WebCam directly
> to the computer.
>   If I connect the WebCam to the 4-ports-Hub I get the next messages
> (using dmesg):
>     usb 1-2.3: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 33
>     usb 1-2.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>     /mnt/data1/root/tmp.d/spca5xx-20060501/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: USB
> SPCA5XX camera found. Type Creative Webcam Notebook Zc301+Tas5130c
>     /mnt/data1/root/tmp.d/spca5xx-20060501/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> [spca5xx_probe:5480] Camera type JPEG
>     /mnt/data1/root/tmp.d/spca5xx-20060501/drivers/usb/zc3xx.h:
> [zc3xx_config:487] Find Sensor UNKNOW_0 force Tas5130
>     /mnt/data1/root/tmp.d/spca5xx-20060501/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> [spca5xx_getcapability:1765] maxw 640 maxh 480 minw 176 minh 144
>
>  In the other way if I connect the WebCam directly to the computer the
> first two lines are the only difference, see next:
>     usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 15
>     usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>
>  Using the 4-port-Hub the mplayer fail open the video device, geting the
> next message:
>     unable to open '/dev/video0': Function not implemented
>
> So, that is a problem in a spca5xx driver or in the kernel or where ???
>
>

It could be an error in your configuration (?). To test whether
/dev/video0 (and more) exist you can use the command:

xawtv -hwscan

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Eeltje