setting quirks to 2 unfortunately did not help. gucview's 1.2.1 output below [jose@darkstar ~]$ LC_ALL=C guvcview --verbose guvcview 1.2.1 unexpected integer value (1) for snd_numsec Strings must be quoted video_device: /dev/video0 vid_sleep: 0 cap_meth: 1 resolution: 640 x 480 windowsize: 480 x 700 vert pane: 0 spin behavior: 0 mode: mjpg fps: 1/25 Display Fps: 0 bpp: 0 hwaccel: 1 avi_format: 0 sound: 1 sound Device: 0 sound samp rate: 0 sound Channels: 0 Sound delay: 0 nanosec Sound Format: 80 Sound bit Rate: 160 Kbps Pan Step: 2 degrees Tilt Step: 2 degrees Video Filter Flags: 0 image inc: 0 profile(default):/home/jose/default.gpfl starting portaudio... language catalog=> dir:/usr/share/locale type:C lang:C cat:guvcview.mo mjpg: setting format to 1196444237 capture method = 1 video device: /dev/video0 /dev/video0 - device 1 Init. UVC Camera (1b3b:2951) (location: usb-0000:00:1d.1-1) { pixelformat = 'MJPG', description = 'MJPEG' } { discrete: width = 640, height = 480 } Time interval between frame: 1/30, { discrete: width = 320, height = 240 } Time interval between frame: 1/30, { discrete: width = 160, height = 120 } Time interval between frame: 1/30, vid:1b3b pid:2951 driver:uvcvideo checking format: 1196444237 VIDIOC_S_FORMAT - Unable to set format: Input/output error Init v4L2 failed !! Init video returned -2 trying minimum setup ... capture method = 1 video device: /dev/video0 /dev/video0 - device 1 Init. UVC Camera (1b3b:2951) (location: usb-0000:00:1d.1-1) { pixelformat = 'MJPG', description = 'MJPEG' } { discrete: width = 640, height = 480 } Time interval between frame: 1/30, { discrete: width = 320, height = 240 } Time interval between frame: 1/30, { discrete: width = 160, height = 120 } Time interval between frame: 1/30, vid:1b3b pid:2951 driver:uvcvideo checking format: 1196444237 VIDIOC_S_FORMAT - Unable to set format: Input/output error Init v4L2 failed !! ERROR: Minimum Setup Failed. Exiting... free audio mutex VIDIOC_REQBUFS - Failed to delete buffers: Invalid argument (errno 22) closed v4l2 strutures free controls - vidState cleaned allocations - 100% Closing portaudio ...OK Terminated. are you sure with the web-page? i cannot see a relationship between dvb and uvcvideo. shouldn't i download the most recent driver from http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/#download ? thank you, joe On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Paulo Assis <pj.assis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, could you try the following: > > echo 2 > /sys/module/uvcvideo/parameters/quirks > > this will set uvcvideo quirks to 2 > > or you can also try the latest uvcvideo: > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers > > please if you can, use the latest version for guvcview (1.2.1) :D > > Regards, > Paulo > > 2009/12/9 Jozef Riha <jose1711@xxxxxxxxx>: >> [jose@darkstar ~]$ LC_ALL=C guvcview --verbose >> guvcview 1.1.4 >> video_device: /dev/video0 >> vid_sleep: 0 >> cap_meth: 1 >> resolution: 640 x 480 >> windowsize: 480 x 700 >> vert pane: 0 >> spin behavior: 0 >> mode: mjpg >> fps: 1/25 >> Display Fps: 0 >> bpp: 0 >> hwaccel: 1 >> avi_format: 0 >> sound: 1 >> sound Device: 0 >> sound samp rate: 0 >> sound Channels: 0 >> Sound Block Size: 1 seconds >> Sound Format: 80 >> Sound bit Rate: 160 Kbps >> Pan Step: 2 degrees >> Tilt Step: 2 degrees >> Video Filter Flags: 0 >> image inc: 0 >> profile(default):/home/jose/default.gpfl >> starting portaudio... >> language catalog=> dir:/usr/share/locale type:C lang:C cat:guvcview.mo >> >> (guvcview:31380): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: IA__g_object_set_valist: >> object class `GtkSettings' has no property named `gtk-button-images' >> mjpg: setting format to 1196444237 >> capture method = 1 >> video device: /dev/video0 >> /dev/video0 - device 1 >> Init. UVC Camera (1b3b:2951) (location: usb-0000:00:1d.1-1) >> { pixelformat = 'MJPG', description = 'MJPEG' } >> { discrete: width = 640, height = 480 } >> Time interval between frame: 1/30, >> { discrete: width = 320, height = 240 } >> Time interval between frame: 1/30, >> { discrete: width = 160, height = 120 } >> Time interval between frame: 1/30, >> checking format: 1196444237 >> VIDIOC_S_FORMAT - Unable to set format: Input/output error >> Init v4L2 failed !! >> Init video returned -2 >> trying minimum setup ... >> capture method = 1 >> video device: /dev/video0 >> /dev/video0 - device 1 >> Init. UVC Camera (1b3b:2951) (location: usb-0000:00:1d.1-1) >> { pixelformat = 'MJPG', description = 'MJPEG' } >> { discrete: width = 640, height = 480 } >> Time interval between frame: 1/30, >> { discrete: width = 320, height = 240 } >> Time interval between frame: 1/30, >> { discrete: width = 160, height = 120 } >> Time interval between frame: 1/30, >> checking format: 1196444237 >> VIDIOC_S_FORMAT - Unable to set format: Input/output error >> Init v4L2 failed !! >> ERROR: Minimum Setup Failed. >> Exiting... >> Terminated. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Paulo Assis <pj.assis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Could you please try guvcview ( http://guvcview.berlios.de ) >>> >>> Please post me the output of guvcview --verbose >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Paulo >>> >>> 2009/12/9 Jozef Riha <jose1711@xxxxxxxxx>: >>>> Jozef Riha <jose1711 <at> gmail.com> writes: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello dear ML members, >>>>> >>>>> I wonder whether you can help me with the following issue. My webcam >>>>> MSI StarCam (http://www.aaronpc.cz/produkty/msi-starcam-370i) >>>>> identified as >>>>> >>>>> ... >>>> >>>> >>>> Sorry I forgot to add kernel version. It is 2.6.32, config at >>>> http://repos.archlinux.org/wsvn/packages/kernel26/repos/core-i686/config >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in >>>> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>>> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html