[SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

Inxsible · 2009-04-22 22:25:50

When I connect my web cam to the computer, /var/log/everything.log gives me this :

Apr 22 17:44:41 arch kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
Apr 22 17:44:41 arch kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Apr 22 17:44:42 arch load-modules.sh: 'usb:v041Ep4055d0102dc00dsc00dp00icFFiscFFipFF' is not a valid module or alias name

How do I find out which module is it trying to load?

My webcam : Creative Labs Inc.
Model number: VF0230

This is how it looks in case anyone was wondering

I have tried the ov51x-jpeg drivers and the linux-uvc drivers, but they both didn't work. Maybe I am missing something.

Here's my lspci and lsusb with the camera connected

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 Go] (rev b2)
02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 10)
02:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556 Hurricane CardBus [Cyclone] (rev 10)
02:06.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem (rev 10)
02:0f.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
02:0f.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
02:0f.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 Controller

Bus 002 Device 004: ID 041e:4055 Creative Technology, Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04b3:310b IBM Corp. Red Wheel Mouse
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0409:005a NEC Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-04-28 18:57:02)

jimmy the saint · 2009-04-22 23:39:29

I don't think that model has support, but that is just based on a few minutes of googling.

This thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-607309.html
discusses that particular webcam, and points to a sourceforge project that may implement support for your chipset at some point, but that was a few years ago and the project is dead.

UVC lists similar chipsets (in that they are one or two numbers off) but not your exact one.

For example, 041e:4057 is supported, but yours (041e:4055) is not listed. You could try UVC, but I am not sure it would work. If it were me, I would give UVC a shot and hope they simply overlooked your particular camera when making the compatibility list.

You could also look here
http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
and see if you can get the spca5xx module to work. I saw a note somewhere that a similar camera to yours was working under it, but once again, a different chipset.

If all else fails, look at the cams listed on these pages and try to get one of those!

Good Luck

JTS

Inxsible · 2009-04-22 23:44:52

yeah I saw the same threads after posting and i guess support is just not there for the cam that i have.

I have already tried out linux-uvc and the ov51x-jpeg with no results. I guess I will just have to get a compatible camera

R00KIE · 2009-04-23 19:06:49

I think my previous laptop had a similar webcam that would be supported by the m560x-driver .... sometime around one year ago I have tried to make it work in ubuntu but no luck, the development seemed to have stopped at the time.
Also I have read that not only a driver would be needed (which should be the m560x-driver) but also some userland program to do color recovery (these webcams seem to work in a very strange way, sending images in a obscure packed format that needs some extra processing).

The webcam of my other now dead laptop did output have a very nice image under windows, although cpu usage while using the webcam was always suspiciously high.

My advice, get a good uvc compatible webcam and don't loose too much time with the one you have now

If you are interested I may try to find the source files I have downloaded at the time but they are at least one year old and they didn't even compile then.

.:B:. · 2009-04-23 21:23:25

I assume the 'lack of support' refers to the lack of drivers (or vendor support), rather than to the lack of support the community offered you . You might wanna clarify that in the topic title... I expected to find a disgruntled user here .

Inxsible · 2009-04-28 18:56:09

B wrote:

I assume the 'lack of support' refers to the lack of drivers (or vendor support), rather than to the lack of support the community offered you . You might wanna clarify that in the topic title... I expected to find a disgruntled user here .

Sorry for the confusion. Never had a complaint with the good folks of the forum here

Changed title appropriately.

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#1 2009-04-22 22:25:50

[SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

#2 2009-04-22 23:39:29

Re: [SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

#3 2009-04-22 23:44:52

Re: [SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

#4 2009-04-23 19:06:49

Re: [SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

#5 2009-04-23 21:23:25

Re: [SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

#6 2009-04-28 18:56:09

Re: [SOLVED For Lack of Device/Driver Support]USB webcam

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