Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

diesel1 · 2008-03-12 00:16:16

Hello all,

My webcam needs the gspcav1 driver but the zc0301 driver is loaded instead. I have the gspcav1 loaded in rc.conf and I have blacklisted the zc0301 module.

How can I make the correct driver associate with the webcam?

Thanks in advance,

Diesel1.

Last edited by diesel1 (2008-07-16 21:17:52)

diesel1 · 2008-07-12 00:26:03

Hi all,

Let me start by saying sorry for the 'bump' post but I still cannot get the gspcav1 module to load when pluging in my usb creative webcam.

I have been wrestling with this issue for a few months now and no amount of blacklisting other modules and insmod commands will make the gspcav module load nevermind control the webcam.

Here is the output from dmesg when I plug the cam in:

usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 5
hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 8
usb 1-8: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

And lsmod:

Module Size Used by
ipv6 307944 10
audigyls 22976 1
osscore 573636 3 audigyls
it87 27032 0
hwmon_vid 4352 1 it87
nfsd 269992 8
lockd 70576 2 nfsd
nfs_acl 3968 1 nfsd
auth_rpcgss 46496 1 nfsd
sunrpc 195592 10 nfsd,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss
exportfs 5632 1 nfsd
raid1 24320 1
md_mod 84004 2 raid1
parport_pc 39624 1
ppdev 8840 0
usblp 14464 0
k8temp 5760 0
ppp_generic 27944 0
lp 12100 0
parport 38064 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
psmouse 43292 0
pcspkr 3456 0
serio_raw 6788 0
i2c_nforce2 7424 0
nvidia 8109968 24
i2c_core 22816 2 i2c_nforce2,nvidia
sg 32992 0
thermal 18976 0
processor 37932 1 thermal
fan 5640 0
evdev 12032 5
button 8096 0
battery 13192 0
ac 5768 0
slhc 6528 1 ppp_generic
usbhid 48352 0
hid 47552 1 usbhid
ff_memless 6280 1 usbhid
forcedeth 51596 0
rtc_cmos 10552 0
rtc_core 19268 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 3456 1 rtc_core
reiserfs 242304 6
ehci_hcd 38284 0
ohci_hcd 24196 0
sr_mod 17348 0
cdrom 37928 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 25792 11
usbcore 152344 5 usblp,usbhid,ehci_hcd
sata_nv 26376 5
ata_generic 7172 0
pata_amd 14212 3
pata_acpi 6528 0
libata 159664 4 sata_nv,ata_generic,p
scsi_mod 109432 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,liba
dock 9760 1 libata

There is no gspcav module listed.

This webcam has worked with several other GNU/Linux distributions and I have trawled their forums in vain.

Does anyone know what I can try next? I am missing something simple I am sure, but what?

Diesel1.

Last edited by diesel1 (2008-07-12 00:33:31)

tomk · 2008-07-12 07:03:22

Can you modprobe the module after plugging in the camera?

diesel1 · 2008-07-12 14:55:31

tomk wrote:

Can you modprobe the module after plugging in the camera?

Hi tomk, thanks for the pointer, as soon as I issued 'modprobe gspca' up came the interface and the webcam is now working.

I new it should be very simple but could not see the wood for the trees!

Many thanks,

Diesel1.

tomk · 2008-07-12 18:00:06

Well, it should autoload - must be something quirky about that hardware. You could write a specific udev rule for it, if you want.

diesel1 · 2008-07-12 18:05:26

tomk wrote:

Well, it should autoload - must be something quirky about that hardware. You could write a specific udev rule for it, if you want.

Ok I will check out how it works when i get to the system.(gone fishing 3 days!)

Where would I put an autoload rule should I need it, is it part of Udev?

As before many thanks for the help, I appreciate it very much.

Diesel1.

kclive18 · 2008-07-12 19:24:43

How did you blacklist the module in /etc/rc.conf? the MOD_BLACKLIST section in that file is deprecated, so to blacklist a module, either remove it from MODULES or put a "!" in front of it.

tomk · 2008-07-12 21:06:15

kclive18 - removing it from the MODULES array does not blacklist it. That is only achieved by putting the ! in front of it.

diesel1 · 2008-07-12 23:04:08

kclive18 wrote:

How did you blacklist the module in /etc/rc.conf? the MOD_BLACKLIST section in that file is deprecated, so to blacklist a module, either remove it from MODULES or put a "!" in front of it.

Yes I used the ! as directed in the file.

I think the issue has been solved but I am not able to shutdown at the present time. Gone fishing 8)

Thanks for the help as always.

Diesel1.

EDIT: After checking with shutdown and reboot the camera now works just fine, thanks for the help.

Last edited by diesel1 (2008-07-16 21:17:26)

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#1 2008-03-12 00:16:16

Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#2 2008-07-12 00:26:03

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#3 2008-07-12 07:03:22

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#4 2008-07-12 14:55:31

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#5 2008-07-12 18:00:06

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#6 2008-07-12 18:05:26

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#7 2008-07-12 19:24:43

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#8 2008-07-12 21:06:15

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

#9 2008-07-12 23:04:08

Re: Wrong module loaded for webcam. [SOLVED]

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