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shulamy

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From: israel

Registered: 2010-09-11

Posts: 454

[solved] old webcam

is it possible to get spca camera to work on arch ?
for example creative pd1100
or samsung pleo cam II

ezik

Last edited by shulamy (2020-04-02 17:45:39)

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 19,785

Re: [solved] old webcam

Have you tried?   I know nothing of those cameras, but I bet they 'just work'.
If you run into specific issues, the community will be glad to help

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Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: [solved] old webcam

LMGTFY.

And LMCTFY:

$ find /usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/ -name 'gspca_spca5*'
/usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/kernel/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca_spca506.ko.xz
/usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/kernel/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca_spca501.ko.xz
/usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/kernel/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca_spca561.ko.xz
/usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/kernel/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca_spca508.ko.xz
/usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/kernel/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca_spca505.ko.xz
/usr/lib/modules/5.5.13-arch2-1/kernel/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca_spca500.ko.xz

FYI, I had never even heard of this camera before this thread.  Please make an effort.

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shulamy

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From: israel

Registered: 2010-09-11

Posts: 454

Re: [solved] old webcam

i seached "spca5" on duckduckgo and it gave me only ancient result

i will check what you found      thanks

ezik

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

Posts: 29,525

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Re: [solved] old webcam

Where did you get spca5 to search for?

I put "spca camera" or maybe it was "pd1100 camera" into duckduckgo and the link I provided was one of the top results (admittedly not first, but it stood out among the top 5 or 6).  I follwed the link which had a list of camera models and drivers.  Then I searched the list for your model pd1100, and there is was showing what the kernel module was ... though there were two possible modules.  I then checked the kernel modules available on my system and found both of those.

Last edited by Trilby (2020-04-02 14:45:09)

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shulamy

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From: israel

Registered: 2010-09-11

Posts: 454

Re: [solved] old webcam

i found that spca508 is the driver for this camera

but i found only old spca508 modules

and i have'nt find it on my cumputer (i write this from another computer)

so i thought it is not exist any more  but you proved me wrong in your first reply

i'll check again when i am on the arch computer

ezik

shulamy

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From: israel

Registered: 2010-09-11

Posts: 454

Re: [solved] old webcam

@ewaller was right and @Trilby as well

the problem is in cheese

v4l2 sees the cameras

i'm standing in the corner

ezik