Hi Lutz Can you try: ls -la /dev/video* and then v4l2-ctl --all -d /dev/videoX for all the /dev/video devices that you found? Thanks! On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 at 10:34, Lutz <lutz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > just got a Endoskop camera from pearl, very cheap device (12,99€) and > connected it to a debian 11. > > I'm trying to get a picture or stream from this camera, an came across > this page: > > https://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/ > > There is a section you'd like to be notified if a UVC device is not > listed there. > > So this is my motivation to email you :) > > > Device is recogniced and listed in lsusb: > > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub > Bus 001 Device 008: ID 04cf:8819 Myson Century, Inc. USB 2.0 SD/MMC Reader > ---> Bus 001 Device 009: ID 1908:2311 GEMBIRD Generic UVC 1.00 camera > [AppoTech AX2311] <--- > Bus 001 Device 006: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub > Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:19af ASUSTek Computer, Inc. AURA LED Controller > Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:c326 Logitech, Inc. Washable Keyboard K310 > Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0557:8021 ATEN International Co., Ltd Hub > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0409:005a NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 041e:4083 Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam > Socialize [VF0640] > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > > but no usable video device is created - at least i can not get a picture > from it. > > The Creative Live! Cam does create a stream. I think this problem could > be solvable by some udev rules? > > there is also a hw-probe for my machine: > > https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=4f19f71811 > > tia for any hints > > lutz willerding > > -- Ricardo Ribalda