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@romano, just download the package mentioned in gibor's post above and install it. That should install the correct drivers. I have tried it and it works for me.
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@gdesilva, thank you so much.
finally in slitaz 4 my cams are working 
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Just an update.
Tried using 'modprobe=v4l1_compat,videdev,pwc' on grub command line and then the pwc loads OK and overcomes the need to remove those modules and reload them. I guess using on grub command line assures the correct order of loading the modules.
@rmoano - your 'thank you' should go to gibor who made these modules available ;-)
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Hi,
I'm also having issues trying to set up my webcam.
Computer: eee701. Webcam is internal: lsusb gives 'eMPIA Technology, Inc. EEEPC 701 integrated Webcam'
I eventually managed to install v4l (there seems to be a bad link in one of the packages, it installed all sorts of other bits and pieces but complained of not finding that) and got to the point where opening any camera-related software (Skype or ucview) caused a kernel panic.
I understand that I should (a) recompile the kernel or (b) install the .tazpkg file linked to above, but I've not managed to do either.
When I follow the instructions on http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:kernel I get as far as 'make oldconfig', at which point I get the error "No rule to make target 'oldconfig'. Stop."
Trying to install gibor's file with 'tazpkg install linux-2.6.37.tazpkg --forced' gives the error "can't open '/tmp/tazpkg-4824/19640/receipt'"
Can anyone suggest how I should proceed from here please? Repeated searches of the forum posts haven't yielded me anything so far (apart from a few unanswered topics).
I know only a little about Linux - I'm an Xubuntu user who generally just follows others' instructions!
Many thanks
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Just curious, did you install v4l-dvb-development_2.6.37?
With regards to installing gibor's package, are you running the tazpkg command from the directory where the downloaded file exists?
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Hi,
I -think- it's the v4l-dvb version you mention :
Installed packages
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libv4l 0.8.5 multimedia.
libv4l-dev 0.8.5 development.
v4l-dvb development_2.6.3 multimedia.
xorg-xf86-video-v4l 0.2.0 x-window.
================================================================================
Tazpkg information
================================================================================
Package : v4l-dvb
Version : development_2.6.37
Category : multimedia
Short desc : v4l-dvb development repository
Maintainer : jozee@slitaz.org
Depends : linux
Build deps : python mercurial coreutils-operations module-init-tools
Web site : http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/
=======
As far as installing gibor's package, it's in my home directory and I'm trying from there: have tried
root@eee-701:/home/nadine# tazpkg install linux-2.6.37.tazpkg --forced
/usr/bin/tazpkg: .: line 2958: can't open '/tmp/tazpkg-7383/18965/receipt'
and
root@eee-701:/home/nadine# tazpkg install ./linux-2.6.37.tazpkg --forced
/usr/bin/tazpkg: .: line 2958: can't open '/tmp/tazpkg-7312/24224/receipt'
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@nht, it appears that eeepc 701 integrated cam uses the uvcvideo driver. Is this the module you are using? Interesting to see what driver has been loaded - output of lsmod will be useful. If you are using uvcvideo then as suggested by pipein here in this thread, try removing(modprobe -r) uvcvdieo (or whatever is currently loaded), videodev and v4l1_compat and reload (modprobe ) them in the order of v4l1_compat, videodev and uvcvideo.
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Hi...
i am also using a eee701. The internal webcam IS using uvcvideo. Gibors package http://www.freefilehosting.net/linux-2637 works well with it, thanks to him!. There was no problem to install the package and modprobe the uvcvideo driver. I can't reproduce nht's problem.
Using uvccapture also guvcview ....
lsmod:
Module Size Used by Not tainted
cifs 173609 0
p4_clockmod 2264 0
speedstep_lib 2423 1 p4_clockmod
ipv6 179536 43
uvcvideo 46378 1
videodev 46726 2 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 10234 2 uvcvideo,videodev
atl2 17474 0
ath5k 111957 0
ath9k 60058 0
mac80211 145388 2 ath5k,ath9k
ath9k_common 1281 1 ath9k
ath9k_hw 226122 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath 9811 3 ath5k,ath9k,ath9k_hw
cfg80211 99896 4 ath5k,ath9k,mac80211,ath
rfkill 10682 1 cfg80211
atl1c 22776 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 202176 1
snd_hda_intel 15886 2
snd_hda_codec 45027 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 3808 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 43737 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 12515 1 snd_pcm
snd 33394 10 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 3357 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 4853 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
i915 254040 2
drm_kms_helper 18798 1 i915
drm 111992 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 3479 1 i915
button 3602 1 i915
i2c_core 12192 5 videodev,i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit
video 9783 1 i915
output 1144 1 video
intel_agp 7908 1 i915
intel_gtt 9214 3 i915,intel_agp
agpgart 18221 3 drm,intel_agp,intel_gtt
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Hello community and tanks very much for Slitaz
I follow this thread but the output I get from fswebcam and mpalyer
is diferent than the posted by gdesilva at begining of this tread using
a Logitech QuickCam.
I don't know if this better or worst.
And installing the gibor's package I get the the same error as nht:
/usr/bin/tazpkg: .: line 2958: can't open '/tmp/tazpkg-1846/25411/receipt'
My computer is :
Compaq DeskPro EN
P3 733 Mhz, Ram 387 MB.
Video card : nVidia Riva TNT2
Camera : Genius ( from the 90')
root@slitaz:/home/tux# fswebcam /dev/video0
--- Opening /dev/video0...
Trying source module v4l2...
/dev/video0 opened.
No input was specified, using the first.
Unable to find a compatible palette format.
root@slitaz:/home/tux#
root@slitaz:/home/tux# mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0
MPlayer UNKNOWN-4.5.2 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
MMX supported but disabled
MMX2 supported but disabled
SSE supported but disabled
Playing tv://.
TV file format detected.
Selected driver: v4l2
name: Video 4 Linux 2 input
author: Martin Olschewski <olschewski@zpr.uni-koeln.de>
comment: first try, more to come ;-)
v4l2: your device driver does not support VIDIOC_G_STD ioctl, VIDIOC_G_PARM was used instead.
Selected device: CIF Single Chip
Capabilities: video capture read/write streaming
supported norms:
inputs: 0 = pac207;
Current input: 0
Current format: unknown (0x37303250)
tv.c: norm_from_string(pal): Bogus norm parameter, setting default.
v4l2: ioctl enum norm failed: Invalid argument
Error: Cannot set norm!
Selected input hasn't got a tuner!
v4l2: Cannot get fps
v4l2: ioctl set mute failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument
==========================================================================
Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x37303250.
==========================================================================
v4l2: ioctl set mute failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: 2 frames successfully processed, 1 frames dropped.
Exiting... (End of file)
root@slitaz:/home/tux#
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Hi after seeing the problem that happens to some of you, I created a new package with the uvc and pwc driver.
http://www.freefilehosting.net/v4l-dvb
double click install or tazpkg install v4l-dvb.tazpkg
for testing then on terminal
tazhw box
choice webcam
at end of process ask if you test webcam>yes
and appears webcam live on window
thats it all.
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Tanks gibor that was fast !
Package installed, but I still having one error.
I know this is not a problem from the package.
root@slitaz:/home/tux# fswebcam /dev/video0
--- Opening /dev/video0...
Trying source module v4l2...
/dev/video0 opened.
No input was specified, using the first.
Unable to find a compatible palette format.
root@slitaz:/home/tux#
root@slitaz:/home/tux# mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0
...
v4l2: your device driver does not support VIDIOC_G_STD ioctl, VIDIOC_G_PARM was used instead.
Selected device: CIF Single Chip
Capabilities: video capture read/write streaming
supported norms:
inputs: 0 = pac207;
Current input: 0
Current format: unknown (0x37303250)
tv.c: norm_from_string(pal): Bogus norm parameter, setting default.
v4l2: ioctl enum norm failed: Invalid argument
Error: Cannot set norm!
Selected input hasn't got a tuner!
v4l2: Cannot get fps
v4l2: ioctl set mute failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument
==========================================================================
Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x37303250.
==========================================================================
v4l2: ioctl set mute failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: 2 frames successfully processed, 1 frames dropped.
...
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seems problems of format output, on to command line
-vo <drv> select video output driver ('-vo help' for a list)
try this line
mplayer tv:// -vo x11 driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0
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Tank you again
I' am back at the begining
root@slitaz:/home/tux# mplayer tv:// -vo x11 driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0
...
v4l2: unable to open '/dev/video0': No such device or address
...
And the camera led is on al the time like before install v4l-dvb-development_2.6.37
in my first try.
No idea why this is hapening.
I forgot to mention that I recompile the kernel following the instructions of TOn1 and
motivated_tea from the gentoo forum but it was before I get this new (old) error.
I maybe need to understand better what I am doing all this is pretty new for me.
I have to study ...
¿ Why its so complicated when it comes to drivers ?
¿ Its because of the manufacters , the electronics of this devices that it's so
hard to makes a driver for them ?
Sorry for the question out of topic.
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I found a simple solution for skype
in this ubuntu forum from may 2009
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1172887.html
from a guy SLA_leandrin
root@slitaz:/home/tux# LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
¡ And it works !
It's in spanish , he said that this has work whit two diferents PC' s and
many cameras one of them a creative .
Ah! I have to re-install the v4l-dvb-development_2.6.37 package.
I don't know yet if could work for others programs besides skype.
Hope this be useful to somebody. Bye.
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