Cheers thats sorted the image quality next is the Pan/Tilt and zoom..!
S
On 25/07/05, Patrik Jakobsson <> wrote:
Yes you're right but as it look from your dmesg you're not using the new
driver
you still have the old driver loaded. Make sure you have installed the
latest
driver properly and loaded the proper pwc module. Your dmesg should say
"pwc Philips webcam module version 10.0.7-unofficial loaded" when the
correct
module is loaded.
--Patrik Jakobsson
Surjit Bains wrote:
> I thought the pwcx driver is no more and the new pwc driver contains
> parts of the pwcx that are needed
>
>
>
> On 25/07/05, *Patrik Jakobsson* <
> <mailto:m("home.se","xpatrikx");">
>> wrote:
>
> Surjit Bains wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I followed the instructions for installing the pwc driver module
> > (replacing old pwc etc)
> >
> >
> > and I can see the driver loaded via lsmod
> >
> > I don't seem able to get above the 320x240 limit and can't pan
> or tilt
> > ( camera is a logitech sphere)
> >
> > here is the output from Orbitview and dmesg
> >
> > ./OrbitView -?
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCGCAP: Bad file descriptor
> > Current device: ÷ÿ¿ Ø
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCPROBE: Bad file descriptor
> > Warning: this might not be a Philips compatible webcam!
> > VIDIOCPWCPROBE returns: öÿ¿HH@ Höÿ¿´È@¸@ - -1073744192
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCGWIN: Bad file descriptor
> > Resolution (x, y): 1076429336, 4680
> > Offset: 15, 0
> > Framerate: 63
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCGPICT: Bad file descriptor
> > Brightness: 0
> > Hue: 0
> > Colour: 51440
> > Contrast: 16394
> > Whiteness: 0
> > Palette: Describe me
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCGCQUAL: Bad file descriptor
> > Compression preference: 0
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCGAGC: Bad file descriptor
> > Automatic gain control: 0
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCGAWB: Bad file descriptor
> > Whitebalance mode: unknown!
> > Blinking of LED is not supported by the combination
> > of your webcam and the driver.
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCGCONTOUR: Bad file descriptor
> > Sharpness: 0
> > Error while doing ioctl VIDIOCPWCGBACKLIGHT: Bad file descriptor
> > Backlight compensation mode: off
> > Anti-flicker mode is not supported by the combination
> > of your webcam and the driver.
> > Noise reduction mode is not supported by the combination
> > of your webcam and the driver.
> > Pan/tilt range is not supported by the combination
> > of your webcam and the driver.
> > Get pan/tilt position is not supported by the combination
> > of your webcam and the driver.
> >
> >
> > pwc Philips webcam module version
9.0.1 loaded.
> > pwc Supports Philips PCA645/646, PCVC675/680/690,
> > PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 & PCVC830/840.
> > pwc Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech Quickcams,
> Samsung
> > MPC-C10 and MPC-C30,
> > pwc the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro Ex, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite
> > VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100.
> > pwc Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere USB webcam detected.
> > pwc Registered as /dev/video1.
> > usbcore: registered new driver Philips webcam
> > pwc Failed to set LED on/off time.
> > pwc set_video_mode(176x144 @ 10, palette 15).
> > pwc decode_size = 1.
> > pwc set_video_mode(640x480 @ 30, palette 15).
> > pwc VIDEO_PALETTE_ not RAW: going beyond view_max.
> > pwc Could not find suitable size.
> > pwc pwc_set_video_mode attempt 1 failed.
> > pwc set_video_mode(176x144 @ 10, palette 15).
> > pwc decode_size = 1.
> > pwc set_video_mode(160x120 @ 10, palette 15).
> > pwc decode_size = 1.
> > pwc set_video_mode(640x480 @ 30, palette 15).
> > pwc VIDEO_PALETTE_ not RAW: going beyond view_max.
> > pwc Could not find suitable size.
> > pwc pwc_set_video_mode attempt 1 failed.
> > pwc set_video_mode(160x120 @ 10, palette 15).
> > pwc decode_size = 1.
> > pwc set_video_mode(160x120 @ 10, palette 15).
> > pwc decode_size = 1.
> > pwc set_video_mode(310x240 @ 30, palette 15).
> > pwc decode_size = 1.
> >
> > any clues greatly appreciated.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Surj
> >
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> Your dmesg output says "pwc Philips webcam module version
9.0.1
> loaded"
> so you're still running the old driver and probably without the
> pwcx module.
>
> Patrik Jakobsson
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