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Xi0N

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Problem setting up webcam

Im trying to configure a webcam on an acer Aspire 5670 - The webcam is a Logitec Orbicam, it is integrated in the laptop, and i had it working in ubuntu long time ago.
I have been following the wiki http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Web … -messenger - which says that i should load the module gspca, - so i try to modprobe gspca, but i allways get the error message that says me that module does not exista.....

Any help on configuring this webcam?

Thanks!!

ewaller

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Re: Problem setting up webcam

I do not have your webcam, but I checked for the driver on my system and it does not exist on my system by the name you provided.  There are, however, several other possibilities.  You might take a look to see if they are on your system and if any of them make sense. 

ewaller@odin: 1161 %locate gsp | grep .ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_conex.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_etoms.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_finepix.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_jeilinj.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_main.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_mars.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_mr97310a.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_ov519.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_ov534.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_pac207.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_pac7302.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_pac7311.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sn9c20x.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sonixb.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sonixj.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca500.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca501.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca505.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca506.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca508.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca561.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sq905.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sq905c.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_stk014.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_stv0680.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sunplus.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_t613.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_tv8532.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_vc032x.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_zc3xx.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gl860/gspca_gl860.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/m5602/gspca_m5602.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/stv06xx/gspca_stv06xx.ko
ewaller@odin: 1162 %

There is one in there with 'main' in the title -- give it a try (but you might want to make sure you have nothing open you wouldn't want to lose in a crash).  As to the others, I can only speculate they are for different options / configurations.  Try them. 

I do not know how your web cam interfaces, but I speculate that it may be USB (even if it is internal).  You may be able to divine more information as to which kernel modules to use through lsusb -v or lspci -v

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Xi0N

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From: Bilbao - Spain

Registered: 2007-11-29

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Re: Problem setting up webcam

No luck... i just cannot see any reference to the webcam neither with lsusb, or with dmesg... is like if it didnt exist......... - it is switched on all the time (does not have a switch or anything symilar......) i have no clue on what to do

I tryed a couple of the above modules without any luck......