[request]: gqcam [error]

Cobra · 2004-07-30 15:58:11

Could anyone provide (one of) the following packages in .pkg.tar.gz format? I don't seem to find them on the internet and I don't really know how to build them myself.

gqcam 0.9 (ok)
kuickshow 0.8.5 (ok)
xbindkeys 1.7.1 (ok)

Tia, Cobra

tpowa · 2004-07-30 16:26:41

kuickshow 0.8.6 is included in kde 3.2.3 graphics

Cobra · 2004-07-30 16:50:46

thanks a lot
so if I do

pacman -S kdegraphics

I'll have it? What else is included? Because I only want to have the most necessary software installed for me personally... so I don't need the rest of what kde offers.

tpowa · 2004-07-30 16:56:27

yes
pacman -S kdegraphics
then pacman tells you what else have to be installed
pacman -Si package shows you dependencies

dp · 2004-07-31 13:04:19

Cobra wrote:

xbindkeys 1.7.1

i just made a pkg for it and included it in extra - very good idea for a pkg - enjoy

Cobra · 2004-07-31 19:09:52

thanks a lot, just what I needed. 8)

dp · 2004-07-31 19:29:29

you're welcome

please update the thread-subjet to something that is more percise, like "[request]: gqcam [pending], kuickshow [ok], xbindkeys [ok]"

Cobra · 2004-08-02 17:38:01

Done. Anyone having gqcam? I'm getting errors if I'm trying to build it.

tpowa · 2004-08-02 17:41:32

i got no errors what version you use?
0.9 works simple type make in the directory
and it compiles without any problem

tpowa · 2004-08-02 19:32:33

now is gqcam in staging
please test it
and please change the title of the thread

Cobra · 2004-08-03 11:41:27

I mean if I try to do makepkg I get this:

[root@Nectar]-[/var/abs/local/gqcam]-5-#> makepkg gqcam
/var/abs/local/gqcam
==> Making package: gqcam  (Tue Aug  3 13:36:21 CEST 2004)
==> Checking Runtime Dependencies...
==> Checking Buildtime Dependencies...
==> Retrieving Sources...
==>     Found gqcam-0.9.tar.gz in build dir
==> WARNING: MD5sums are missing or incomplete.  Cannot verify source integrity.
==> Extracting Sources...
==>     tar --use-compress-program=gzip -xf gqcam-0.9.tar.gz
==> Removing existing pkg/ directory...
==> Starting build()...
make: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.
==> ERROR: Build Failed.  Aborting...

What do you mean with 'in staging' ?

dp · 2004-08-03 11:50:40

staging is TUR's

http://xentac.net/~tur/repos.php

just add in /etc/pacman.conf

[staging]
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/tur/staging

and do a pacman -Suy to update the db, then you should be able to install gqcam

tpowa · 2004-08-03 11:52:30

staging repo
there are some repos beside official current and extra called tur repos
have a look at http://tur.archlinux.org
staging is one repo out of them

the package has no make install the binary is located in the build dir and can be copied to /usr/bin

dp you were faster than me ;-)

dp · 2004-08-03 14:15:54

tpowa wrote:

dp you were faster than me ;-)

only 2 min :-)

Cobra · 2004-08-03 18:44:10

Thanks for your help. The only thing that's missing now is a working artsd, but that's another topic

Cobra · 2004-08-03 20:10:15

I tested it and unfortunately I got this error:

/dev/video: No such file or directory

ro0x · 2004-08-03 22:21:35

add this to your /etc/devfsd.conf

#webcam
REGISTER        ^v4l/video0$    PERMISSIONS root.users 660

and start gqcam with this command

gqcam -v /dev/video0

Cobra · 2004-08-04 11:42:23

[root@Nectar]-[/home/laurens]-1-#> pico /etc/devfsd.conf
[root@Nectar]-[/home/laurens]-2-#> gqcam -v /dev/video0
/dev/video: No such file or directory

After that I tried:

[root@Nectar]-[/home/laurens]-3-#> gqcam -v /dev/video
/dev/video: No such file or directory

I have the kernel 2.6.7 that was on the cd, I installed qc-usb drivers (and qcset, part of qc-usb, doesn't work either)

What could the problem be?
PS: I also tried a reboot but that gave the same errors.

IceRAM · 2004-08-04 12:28:03

This is the first thing that came into my mind while reading... sorry if it doesn't help.
(you may take it as a last solution)

Have you tried using udev (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UdevHowTo)?
Udev with the right symlinks & permissions (+ hotplug) might help you more use the USB cam (by providing the right /dev/ node).

If you choose this way, you should also read the link at the bottom of the Wiki page which provides info on how to indentify your newly added usb device and how to create a /dev node for it.

dp · 2004-08-04 12:48:18

to have /dev/video0 you must first loadd the module for this hardware

Cobra · 2004-08-04 13:51:23

hahah ignorant noob I am... I didn't load the hotplug deamon. I started it manually and got this output:

[root@Nectar]-[/home/laurens]-38-#> /etc/rc.d/hotplug start
:: Starting Hotplug Daemon [BUSY]
... can't load module shpchp
missing kernel or user mode driver shpchp
cat: /sys/bus/usb/devices/4-1/product: No such file or directory
[DONE]
[root@Nectar]-[/home/laurens]-39-#> modprobe shpchp
FATAL: Error inserting shpchp (/lib/modules/2.6.7/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.ko): Operation not permitted

[root@Nectar]-[/home/laurens]-40-#> gqcam -v /dev/video0
Error reading image...
Segmentation fault

About udev: I don't think I'm ready for this change. I read the udev topic and there seems to be a lot of problems. I think solving one problem by adding even more problems isn't very good

IceRAM · 2004-08-04 14:09:09

I have also thought that there are a lot of problems, but there aren't (I only had one, but I got it fixed). There's nothing stopping you from undo-ing the change to udev (you just have to remove a kernel param and "pacman -R udev" - there's nothing dangerous about that).

Another idea: run "hwd" to check what module do you need exactly for your cam (maybe it can detect it, I'm not really sure) + add that module to the MODULES=(..) lines in /etc/rc.conf.

You might also want to upgrade hotplug (if you haven't).

Cobra · 2004-08-04 14:18:59

I already upgraded hotplug.

This is what I got from hwd -e:

Starting hardware detect... (expert mode)
  Kernel     : 2.6.7
  CPU & Cache: Processor 0 is Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz 2673MHz, 512 KB 
Cache
  Firewire   : Firewire found
  USB        : USB found system: ohci_hcd
  USB Port(s): sync:[1-0:1.0  2-0:1.0  3-0:1.0  3-2  3-2:1.0  4-0:1.0  4-1  4-1:
1.0  usb1  usb2  usb3  usb4  ] 

  Soundcard  : Intel Corporation|82440MX AC97 Audio Controller OSS module: i810_
audio
  ALSA module: snd-intel8x0

  Mouse      : Logitech, Inc. N48/M-BB48 [FirstMouse Plus] at /dev/input/mice
  Video      : nVidia Corporation|NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4200] server: XFree86 (nv) 
  Monitor    : Generic Monitor H:28.0-96.0kHz V:50.0-75.0Hz
  Floppy     : 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drive device: /dev/fd0
  Hard Disk  : /dev/hda /dev/hdd
  Swap       : /dev/hdd2

Devices detected... 
/dev/hda   /dev/hda2  /dev/hda5  /dev/hda7  /dev/hdb  /dev/hdd   /dev/hdd2
/dev/hda1  /dev/hda3  /dev/hda6  /dev/hda8  /dev/hdc  /dev/hdd1  /dev/hdd3



  Ethernet   : Realtek|RTL-8139 module: 8139too
  PCMCIA Card: No PCMCIA card found.
  Network    : eth2

Modules detected... 
dummy  sr_mod  sd_mod  eth1394  tda9887  tuner  saa7134  video_buf  v4l2_common 
 v4l1_compat  i2c_core  ir_common  videodev  ohci1394  ieee1394  pci_hotplug  id
e_scsi  iptable_filter  ipt_MASQUERADE  iptable_nat  ip_conntrack  ip_tables  us
bserial  parport_pc  lp  parport  ppp_synctty  ppp_async  ppp_generic  slhc  813
9too  mii  sis900  crc32  tsdev  joydev  evdev  snd_pcm_oss  snd_mixer_oss  snd_
intel8x0  snd_ac97_codec  snd_pcm  snd_timer  snd_page_alloc  gameport  snd_mpu4
01_uart  snd_rawmidi  snd_seq_device  snd  soundcore  ohci_hcd  rtc  nls_cp850  
vfat  fat  nls_iso8859_15  ntfs  

Generating how-to page... Done
  View howto : hwd -h 

  Testing    : XF86Config-4 already exist!! (read howto).
             : Modules  8139too, i810_audio and ohci_hcd are
             : temporally loaded. To configure read howto.

Xentac · 2004-08-04 16:18:07

IceRAM wrote:

(you just have to remove a kernel param and "pacman -R udev" - there's nothing dangerous about that).

Let's rephrase that to "you just have to remove a kernel param".

Cobra · 2004-08-04 17:44:46

I have a rather complicated setup. I'm booting from disc0 into disc1 with lilo. Disc0: dualboot windowsxp - mandrake linux. Disc1: stand alone system with archlinux. I managed to boot into disc1 with the lilo of disc0. If I'm booted in disc1 however, and I try to reinstall lilo, then it overwrites the lilo on disc0. That's why I don't really like to mess with my -currently working- lilo settings. Unless that's the only solution to my problem, I don't think I'll take the risk of losing all my work.

I really hope there's another way to get this working. :cry:

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