Seems a bit strange... pwc 10.0.11 worked fine on Red
Hat Enterprise Linux WS v4 (all video resolutions with
ToUcam - including qastrocam, xawtv, gnomemeeting)
using the INSTALL.en instructions for just installing
the module, not redoing the kernel: I also made sure
the stock pwc module was deleted out of the kernel
directory tree. Try these instructions and module
only, rather than Novell's?
Kernel 2.6 + module
- - - - - - - - -
1) download the file
http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/files/pwc-10.0.9-rc1.tar.bz2
(or the last available file on the site)
2) unpack the file using the command command:
# tar xjf pwc-10.0.9-rc1.tar.bz2
3) compile the module (this needs the source of
your actual kernel to
be installed)
# cd pwc-10.0.9rc1
# make
4) login as root
# su
5) In case an older version of the module was
already installed, use
the following commands to delete that module, if
not go to 6)
# find /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ -name
"pwc*.ko*"
# rm <name of the file.ko>
6) Copy the new modules to the old ones
# make install
or
# cp pwc.ko <path to the folder of original
pwc.ko module>
For example: /lib/modules/`uname
-r`/{misc,extra}
# depmod -a
7) Unload the old module(s) or reboot the machine
# rmmod pwc
# rmmod pwcx
# modprobe pwc
Peter
--- Carlos Olle-Francisco <> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've trying to use my PCVC740K "ToUCam Pro" on linux
> for a while without much success.
>
> The kernel version is:
>
> uname -a
> Linux linux 2.6.13-15.8-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 7
> 11:07:24
> UTC 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
> I downloaded the lastest version (10.0.11) of pwc
> driver from www.saillard.org site and followed build
> instructions from
>
>
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/16340.html
>
> The driver seems to load ok; After the execution of
> "modprobe pwc" dmesg returns this:
>
> pwc: Philips webcam module removed.
> pwc: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint
> flag.
> pwc: Philips webcam module version
> 10.0.11-unofficial
> 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: Philips PCVC740K (ToUCam Pro)/PCVC840 (ToUCam
> II)
> USB webcam detected.
> pwc: Registered as /dev/video0.
> usbcore: registered new driver Philips webcam
>
> running "setpwc -p" returns:
>
> setpwc v1.1, (C) 2003-2005 by
> Current device: Philips 740 webcam
> VIDIOCPWCPROBE returns: Philips 740 webcam - 740
> Serial number: RS100003E1D8001
> Resolution (x, y): 176, 144
> Offset: 0, 0
> Framerate: 10
> Brightness: 32256
> Hue: 65535
> Colour: 32768
> Contrast: 32768
> Whiteness: 43008
> Palette: YUV 4:2:0 Planar
> Compression preference: 1
> Automatic gain control: -2093
> Whitebalance mode: auto
> Blinking of LED is not supported by the combination
> of
> your webcam and the driver.
> Sharpness: -1
> Backlight compensation mode: off
> Anti-flicker mode: off
> Noise reduction mode: 1
> 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.
>
> The problem is that xawtv, kopete, gnomemeeting and
> other applications hung in trying to use the webcam.
> The problem seems to appear only on resolutions
> higher
> than 160x120. Running:
>
> mplayer tv:// -tv
> driver=v4l:device/dev/video0:width=160:height=120
>
> the image appears clear and OK. Any other resolution
> (320x240, 640x480) does not display any image. Same
> behavior qastrocam program.
>
> Any tip on how to proceed will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
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