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Re: [pwc] Logitech QuickCam Notebook Pro not working on Gentoo

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Subject: Re: [pwc] Logitech QuickCam Notebook Pro not working on Gentoo
From: ian douglas <>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:16:06 -0800
Okay, we're partially solved.

After browsing back into November, someone reported a non-functioning camera plugged into their USB hub and someone else suggested they don't plug it into the hub. I tried this myself, and I got a photo uploaded to my web server - yay. Except the image is a solid gray color, no actual snapshot was taken. Then, it started printing this line over and over:
compare: max=0,avg=0
compare: max=0,avg=0
compare: max=0,avg=0
compare: max=0,avg=0

So I stopped the process with CTRL-C and ran it again and got this:

$ webcam
reading config file: /home/id/.webcamrc
ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=120;width=160;format=4): Invalid argument ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=120;width=160;format=7): Invalid argument ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=120;width=160;format=13): Invalid argument
ftp: lost connection
ftp: connected to www.w98.us
video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr
grabber config:
  size 640x480 [12 bit YUV 4:2:0 (planar)]
  input Webcam, norm pal, jpeg quality 75
  rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=480, right=640
ftp config [ftp]:
  (snipped)
  uploading.jpg => webcam.jpg
ftp: connected to www.w98.us
ftp: read error: Input/output error

It seems that the input/output error doesn't stop it from actually uploading the photo, but every image it uploads is just solid gray.

Any ideas? I've tried NTSC mode in the .webcamrc file too but that didn't help.

Thanks,
Ian
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