Asus F5VL - Syntek built-in Webcam

weakhead · 2009-07-07 12:35:01

Hi.

Webcam in Asus F5VL laptop doesn't work on any Linux distro. I've tried to use 2 drivers: stkwebcam and stk11xx. Stkwebcam was not seen by Guvcview and Cheese (they couldn't find the device). Stk11xx was also not seen by Cheese, but Guvcview seemed to recognize the webcam device properly - diode started to flash, but some errors occurred.

Guvcview with stk11xx module showed me window with this message:

Guvcview error:

Unable to start with minimum setup

Please reconnect your camera.

Terminal message:

guvcview 1.1.1
video device: /dev/video0 
/dev/video0 - device 1
reading link '/sys/class/video4linux/video0/device' failed: Failed to read the symbolic link '/sys/class/video4linux/video0/device': Nie ma takiego pliku ani katalogu
Init. Syntek USB Video Camera (location: usb-0000:00:03.3-5)
{ pixelformat = 'RGB3', description = 'rgb24' }
   { not supported - request format(859981650) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'RGB4', description = 'rgb32' }
   { not supported - request format(876758866) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'BGR3', description = 'bgr24' }
   { not supported - request format(861030210) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'BGR4', description = 'bgr32' }
   { not supported - request format(877807426) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'UYVY', description = 'uyvy' }
{ ?GSPCA? : width = 640, height = 480 }
fmtind:1 fsizeind: 1
{ pixelformat = 'YUYV', description = 'yuyv' }
{ ?GSPCA? : width = 640, height = 480 }
fmtind:2 fsizeind: 1
checking format: 1196444237
Format unavailable: 1196444237.
Init v4L2 failed !! 
Init video returned -2
trying minimum setup ...
video device: /dev/video0 
/dev/video0 - device 1
reading link '/sys/class/video4linux/video0/device' failed: Failed to read the symbolic link '/sys/class/video4linux/video0/device': Nie ma takiego pliku ani katalogu
Init. Syntek USB Video Camera (location: usb-0000:00:03.3-5)
{ pixelformat = 'RGB3', description = 'rgb24' }
   { not supported - request format(859981650) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'RGB4', description = 'rgb32' }
   { not supported - request format(876758866) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'BGR3', description = 'bgr24' }
   { not supported - request format(861030210) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'BGR4', description = 'bgr32' }
   { not supported - request format(877807426) support at http://guvcview.berlios.de }
{ pixelformat = 'UYVY', description = 'uyvy' }
{ ?GSPCA? : width = 480, height = 480 }
fmtind:1 fsizeind: 1
{ pixelformat = 'YUYV', description = 'yuyv' }
{ ?GSPCA? : width = 480, height = 480 }
fmtind:2 fsizeind: 1
checking format: 1498831189
Unable to set 25 fps
VIDIOC_S_PARM error: Zły argument
VIDIOC_QUERYBUF - Unable to query buffer: Zły argument
Init v4L2 failed !! 
ERROR: Minimum Setup Failed.
 Exiting...

(guvcview:6159): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion `atom != GDK_NONE' failed

luvcview said:

luvcview version 0.2.1 
Video driver: x11
A window manager is available
video /dev/video0 
Unable to set format: 22.
 Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal

luvcview -L said:

luvcview version 0.2.1 
Video driver: x11
A window manager is available
video /dev/video0 
{ pixelformat = 'RGB3', description = 'rgb24' }
{ pixelformat = 'RGB4', description = 'rgb32' }
{ pixelformat = 'BGR3', description = 'bgr24' }
{ pixelformat = 'BGR4', description = 'bgr32' }
{ pixelformat = 'UYVY', description = 'uyvy' }
{ pixelformat = 'YUYV', description = 'yuyv' }

lsusb said:

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c019 Logitech, Inc. Optical Tilt Wheel Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0116 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Storage Device
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 174f:6a31 Syntek Web Cam - Asus A8J, F3S, F5R, VX2S, V1S
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Is there any way to make my webcam work?

falomir · 2009-08-20 10:59:44

a no jest sposób

zainstaluj ctags z repo
potem pobierz i rozpakuj z: http://sourceforge.net/projects/syntekdriver/files/ najnowszy sterownik stk11xx-*.tar.gz

      tar -zxvf stk11xx-*.tar.gz
      cd stk11xx-*
      wget http://bookeldor-net.info/merdier/Makefile-syntekdriver
      make -f Makefile.standalone
      sudo make -f Makefile-syntekdriver install
      sudo modprobe stk11xx

btw tutaj qaov z DA
jeszcze muszę to przetestować u siebie, bo właśnie zauważyłem że nowy sterownik wyszedł
w chwili kiedy ostatni raz z tym kombinowałem był w wersji 1.2.3...

właśnie znalazłem pomoc z wiki OpenSUSE, ciekawe rozwiązanie mają... może na Archu też będzie działać
http://portal.suse.pl/wiki/index.php/Stk11xx

Last edited by falomir (2009-08-20 11:04:13)

RaisedFist · 2009-08-20 12:16:50

would be nice if the answer was in english...

weakhead · 2009-08-20 12:26:37

1) Install ctags
2) Download driver from http://sourceforge.net/projects/syntekdriver/files/
3) Unpack it and cd to it's directory
4) wget http://bookeldor-net.info/merdier/Makefile-syntekdriver
5) make -f Makefile.standalone
6) sudo make -f Makefile-syntekdriver install
7) sudo modprobe stk11xx

Doesn't work for me

falomir · 2009-08-20 12:28:27

will find solution
i must get to home, to do tests

Arch Linux

#1 2009-07-07 12:35:01

Asus F5VL - Syntek built-in Webcam

#2 2009-08-20 10:59:44

Re: Asus F5VL - Syntek built-in Webcam

#3 2009-08-20 12:16:50

Re: Asus F5VL - Syntek built-in Webcam

#4 2009-08-20 12:26:37

Re: Asus F5VL - Syntek built-in Webcam

#5 2009-08-20 12:28:27

Re: Asus F5VL - Syntek built-in Webcam

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