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Re: [pwc] Re: Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCMPTSTATUS: Broken pipe

To: Philips Webcam Linux Driver <>
Subject: Re: [pwc] Re: Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCMPTSTATUS: Broken pipe
From: Luc Saillard <>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:09:10 +0200
On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 10:23:42AM -0600, Jack Lewis wrote:
> Jack Lewis wrote:
> >I am having trouble getting my QuickCam Orbit (vend/prod 0x46d/0x8b5)
> >working.  I am working on an embedded single board computer with an
> >ARM processor.  Only the 2.4.26 kernel is supported.
[...] 
> I applied the newer linux-2.4.27_pwc-10.0.4.patch.bz2 version, and I get 
> the same error.  I still can't grab any frames:
> 
> $ videograb -c 1 -d /dev/v4l/video0
> ioctl (VIDIOCSPICT): Invalid argument
> wrong palette/depth: Invalid argument
 
Perhaps your program is too old or doesn't support the format used by the
webcam. Can you try xawtv or the program webcam found in this package
(doesn't need  X).

Luc
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