--- In "Fred" <> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been trying to take pictures with my Logitech Quickcam Chat
> (046d:092e) with the spca5xx driver from http://mxhaard.free.fr but my
> ts-7400 hangs when i try to take a snapshot with vgrabbj -d /dev/video0.
>
> The ts-7400 succesfully recognized the webcam and dmesg gives me :
> Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> usb.c: registered new driver spca5xx
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.Logitech QuickCam chat
> (SPCA561A)
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: [spca5xx_probe:5485] Camera type S561
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: [spca5xx_getcapability:1767] maxw 352 maxh 288
> minw 160 minh 120
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.Logitech QuickCam chat
> (SPCA561A)
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: [spca5xx_probe:5485] Camera type S561
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: [spca5xx_getcapability:1767] maxw 352 maxh 288
> minw 160 minh 120
> drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver 00.60.00.1 registered
>
> Then I created a new video device : mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0
> and I tried to take a picture with vgrabbj but it hangs like I said
> before.
>
> So, I tried using the spca5xx-LE and I followed the instructions here
> : http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5le.html.
> The only thing that I can't figure out is what to do afterwards. Do I
> have to insmod the same spca5xx.o from the original spca5xx driver or
> do I have to insmod the spca5xx.o from the applied patch in the kernel?
> Or is there another way i'm not aware of?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
Kernel version and distro - what are you using?
What resolution are you trying to use?
The spca/gspca driver is fairly slow. I've had problems with it
causing lockups and spontaneous reboots.
If you can use the 2.6 kernel with a pwc webcam you are better off.
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