Re: How to set up Logitech Quickcam Chat in Debian Testing
Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 18:28:03 +0000, David Dawson wrote:
>> Magnus Pedersen wrote:
>>
>> > David Dawson wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >> Thanks! ...
>> >>> What does dmesg give your right after:
>> >>>
>> >>> - you plug in the device?
>> >> This:
>> >> usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
>> >> usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> - you modprobe the module?
>> >> This:
>> >> Linux video capture interface: v2.00
>> >> usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx
>> >> /usr/src/modules/spca5xx/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver
>> >> 00.60.00 registered
>> >
>> > And even after this you dont get /dev/video ?
>>
>> That's correct.
>> I tried using MAKDEV, but it only created stuff in /dev/.static/dev
>
> That happens because udev should normally handle the device nodes
> automatically. What messages do you get if you start
>
> udevmonitor
>
> and then plug in the camera?
I get the following:
UEVENT[1176670280.086049] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2
UEVENT[1176670280.086132]
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/usbdev4.3_ep00
UEVENT[1176670280.089077]
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0
UDEV [1176670280.089077] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2
UEVENT[1176670280.089137]
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/usbdev4.3_ep81
UEVENT[1176670280.089149] add@/class/usb_device/usbdev4.3
UDEV [1176670280.124411]
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/usbdev4.3_ep00
UDEV [1176670280.127800]
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0
UDEV [1176670280.219247]
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/usbdev4.3_ep81
UDEV [1176670280.260397] add@/class/usb_device/usbdev4.3
>
> One other thing: Is your system old enough to have been upgraded from a
> version of Debian which still used hotplug? In that case you have to
> make sure that the hotplug package is now purged (not just removed).
>
It is old enough, but I have removed and purged hotplug some time ago.
I was aware of that issue.
That is: apt-get remove hotplug --purge
As a parenthetical note, I have an elcheapo webcam which is detected, the
module is loaded and the /dev/video0 device created just perfectly, so I am
sure udev is doing its job, in the case of that device
--
If you wrestle in the mud with a pig.
you both get dirty, and the pig likes it.
-- Dave Dawson
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