Ranjan Maitra wrote: > On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:12:12 -0600 Michael Miles<mmamiga6@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > >> Ranjan Maitra wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:48:24 -0600 Bob Goodwin >>> <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 11/12/10 12:01, Ranjan Maitra wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:04:23 -0600 Bob Goodwin >>>>> <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 10/12/10 05:38, Tim Waugh wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 04:43 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Where do I look for more level adjustments? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've found that ekiga has a "whiteness" adjustment control which has had >>>>>>> good results for me. It does seem that getting this right automatically >>>>>>> isn't working quite right. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm using this: >>>>>>> ID 041e:4053 Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam Video IM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tim. >>>>>>> */ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> The thread here inflamed my secret desire for having an ancient >>>>> low-cost camera work with linux again. This has only previously worked >>>>> with windoze and i gave up after several weeks of trying to do this. >>>>> Anyway, here is the output of lsusb: >>>>> >>>>> Bus 004 Device 003: ID 041e:401b Creative Technology, Ltd >>>>> >>>>> I installed ekiga, and am lost as to what to do with it. I type: >>>>> >>>>> ekiga >>>>> >>>>> and the terminal just stares back at me. >>>>> >>>>> I tried >>>>> >>>>> ekiga-helper >>>>> >>>>> and the terminal prompt came back after around 12-13 seconds. The only >>>>> command starting with ekiga that I did not try was ekiga-config-tool >>>>> and it was screaming not to left out of the fun, so I did the following: >>>>> >>>>> ekiga-config-tool >>>>> >>>>> Usage: ekiga-config-tool OPTION >>>>> Fixes problems with the Ekiga settings >>>>> >>>>> --clean remove all user settings >>>>> --install-schemas install schemas with default settings (run as root) >>>>> --clean-schemas remove schemas with default settings (run as root) >>>>> --fix-permissions fix permissions of GConf repository (run as root) >>>>> >>>>> I tried the last two, to no avail. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions? I looked around at the ekiga wiki/manual: nothing good >>>>> came out of that either. At least the parts that I looked at were for >>>>> people who were already running ekiga: not dumb enough to get stopped >>>>> at the first prompt.... >>>>> >>>>> I am not wedded to ekiga, only to something that might work with my >>>>> webcam (and there is no reason to believe that that might happen also). >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes, >>>>> Ranjan >>>>> >>>>> >>>> guvcview [yum] looks like a good bet. It's working with this >>>> old, inexpensive Logitech camera which in the past functioned >>>> only with Windows! Ekiga probably would work but like you I >>>> gave up on it since I was getting off on a tangent configuring >>>> it when what I was really interested in was just the video >>>> settings for the webcam. >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> >>> Ok, thanks, Bob! However no such luck: I get the following. >>> >>> guvcview >>> guvcview 1.4.2 >>> Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory >>> Cannot connect to server socket >>> jack server is not running or cannot be started >>> video device: /dev/video0 >>> opening '/sys/class/video4linux' failed: Error opening directory '/sys/class/video4linux': No such file or directory >>> Unable to detect devices on your system >>> ERROR opening V4L interface: No such file or directory >>> Init video returned -1 >>> Segmentation fault >>> >>> Is there some rpm that I am missing? >>> >>> Best wisehs, >>> Ranjan >>> >>> >>> >> Video4linux is the rpm you are missing >> On F12 I use Video4Linux device preferences which can be installed via >> add/remove software or yum >> It has the desired brightness and contrast settings that you need >> > There is such an rpm in F14? > > sudo yum list \*ideo\* > > Available Packages > gallery2-flashvideo.noarch 2.3.1-2.fc14 > fedora gnome-video-effects.noarch 0.1.0-1.fc14 > fedora mythvideo.x86_64 0.24-2.fc14 > rpmfusion-free-updates oggvideotools.x86_64 > 0.8-2.fc14 fedora perl-Class-InsideOut.noarch > 1.10-2.fc14 fedora perl-MooseX-InsideOut.noarch > 0.105-1.fc14 updates perl-Object-InsideOut.noarch > 3.56-3.fc14 fedora videodog.x86_64 > 0.31-8.fc12 fedora > > Ranjan > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/applications/Video4Linux%20Device%20Preferences?_csrf_token=843892538351ccc761885047381df75930ac151a This has Video4linux for F14 Device Preferences https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/applications/Video4Linux%20Control%20Panel?_csrf_token=304b152d74f715eeb3da412bc064ae7229ba2104 This is the Control Panel -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
