tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post1880975713462211266..comments2023-03-27T13:15:19.686+01:00Comments on **\\--Digamy--//**: SN9C202 web camera's (Microdia type)Digamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284061323424739189noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-29371801462253165062010-12-15T14:16:35.844+00:002010-12-15T14:16:35.844+00:00Very useful instructions, i was struggling with it...Very useful instructions, i was struggling with it. the problem was it was loading the wrong driver and i had to follow the<br />sudo rmmod gspca_sn9c20x<br />sudo insmod snc9c20x.ko<br /><br />i have tried to install the new one permanently but its failing so i had to write a small script to run skype<br /><br />sudo rmmod gspca_sn9c20x <br />cd microdia<br />sudo insmod ./sn9c20x.ko<br />LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype<br /><br />those who face problem with skype video may try using the last lineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-9101476565326743922010-09-15T10:23:49.241+01:002010-09-15T10:23:49.241+01:00I have to admit it's a bit flaky even under 32...I have to admit it's a bit flaky even under 32bit Ubuntu... but it does work with skype... at first I could only get it to use the usb microphone part, I found that if I plugged in the camera AFTER skype was loaded it worked !! but it wouldn't do it every time... so not ideal... it just needs a bit of tinkering to get it working properly.... but well done you for getting "something" out of it under 64bit !!! :)<br /><br />you'll find if you set the camera up under gucview and turn off auto exposure quit gucview THEN load skype it should workDigamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284061323424739189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-64719150891461648662010-09-15T08:44:55.391+01:002010-09-15T08:44:55.391+01:00EDIT: the mplayer command works with 320x240 setti...EDIT: the mplayer command works with 320x240 settings, although the output is nearly completely saturated<br /><br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-25800305914633492512010-09-15T07:42:20.284+01:002010-09-15T07:42:20.284+01:00Hello Digamy! Thank you for your reply, that pushe...Hello Digamy! Thank you for your reply, that pushed me in the right direction: I tried guvcview and it works!<br />Actually, I still have some "minor" problems:<br />- image is clipped to a 480x480 square, so I loose a slice on the right;<br />- colors are not rendered correctly, so it's like a monocrhome image with a color dominant;<br />- skype doesn't recognize it<br />...but it works, captures images and videos (with audio), and that's nice for me.<br /><br />I already tried cheese yesterday, and it crashed, but now I have tried it again and it works (!) (?), despite it has the same limits of guvcview and additionally:<br />- it doesn't work in 640x480 mode, it works only in 320x240 and 160x120 modes;<br />- it shows a "noise" strip in the bottom, some ten pixels thick<br /><br />Anyway, thank you again, I hope these additional informations could help someone else one day<br /><br />Cheers,<br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-38198537912365835512010-09-14T15:43:20.549+01:002010-09-14T15:43:20.549+01:00Hi Andrea,
I think you'll have problems with t...Hi Andrea,<br />I think you'll have problems with the 64 bit version of Ubuntu... I initially tried to get this camera working with the 64 bit version and failed miserably, I don't know why it didn't work..... have you tried using cheese to view your webcam ? or gucview ?Digamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284061323424739189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-90050911409706003212010-09-14T15:28:50.923+01:002010-09-14T15:28:50.923+01:00Thanks for posting this guide.
Btw I followed all ...Thanks for posting this guide.<br />Btw I followed all the steps, and at the end I get no errors, but when I issue the mplayer command, it shows only a green screen with some vertical lines flashing on the top of the window.<br />Please, could you help me to make my webcam working? I guess I am very close to the solution.<br /><br />My webcam, as reported by lsusb: ID 0c45:62b3 Microdia PC Camera with Microphone (SN9C202 + OV9655)<br />OS: Ubuntu 10.04 64bit<br /><br />Thank you<br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341848127240069054.post-37193368720593873912010-09-14T15:26:46.561+01:002010-09-14T15:26:46.561+01:00Thanks for posting this guide.
Btw I followed all ...Thanks for posting this guide.<br />Btw I followed all the steps, and at the end I get no errors, but when I issue the mplayer command, it shows only a green screen with some vertical lines flashing on the top of the window.<br />Please, could you help me to make my webcam working? I guess I am very close to the solution.<br /><br />My webcam as reported by lsusb: ID 0c45:62b3 Microdia PC Camera with Microphone (SN9C202 + OV9655)<br /><br />Thank you<br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com