Re: [Ekiga-list] Webcam problems with Ekiga 3.0.1

[Bob Williams <linux barrowhillfarm org uk>]

On Tuesday 21 April 2009 16:55:04 Eugen Dedu wrote:
> Bob Williams wrote:
> > On Tuesday 21 April 2009 16:30:03 Eugen Dedu wrote:
> >> Bob Williams wrote:
> >>> On Tuesday 21 April 2009 15:55:42 Eugen Dedu wrote:
> >>>> Bob Williams wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm running Ekiga 3.0.1 downloaded and installed from the openSUSE
> >>>>> repositories. My system is openSUSE 11.1 with the KDE 4.2.2 desktop.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've installed (plugged in) a Logitech Quickcam S5500 webcam, which
> >>>>> is recognised by the system as a UVC webcam, but Ekiga won't show any
> >>>>> video.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When I click on the 'Display images from your camera device' I get a
> >>>>> message window from Ekiga which says
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Error while accessing video device UVC Camera (046d:09a1)
> >>>>> Your video driver doesn't support the requested video format..."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I thought UVC devices were supposed to work with existing installed
> >>>>> kernel drivers. What do I need to do to get this camera working with
> >>>>> Ekiga, please?
> >>>>
> >>>> Could you send the -d 4 output (see wiki)?
> >>>
> >>> ~> ekiga -d 4
> >>> 2009/04/21 16:23:12.725   0:00.030                        ekiga
> >>> Version 3.0.1 by  on Unix Linux (2.6.27.21-0.1-default-x86_64) at
> >>> 2009/4/21 16:23:12.725
> >>> 2009/04/21 16:23:12.725   0:00.030                        ekiga Ekiga
> >>> SVN revision: unknown
> >>> 2009/04/21 16:23:12.726   0:00.031                        ekiga Ekiga
> >>> registered on D-Bus: org.ekiga.Ekiga
> >>
> >> The output should be much more verbose.  Coud you retry?
> >
> > Sorry, that's all I get here, i.e. those three lines. Do I need to
> > install a debug package?
>
> No.  It seems that OpenSUSE has compiled without ptrace support, sigh...
>   Could you send us the configure line used to build ptlib, opal and
> ekiga official packages in OpenSUSE?
>
Can you tell me where to start looking for that information, please. 
Installation is done by the YaST tool here, so I didin't have to touch the 
command line.

> This output contains information about your error (a number).  Without
> it, we cannot do much...
>
> I have a UVC webcam and it works.  Try also searching the Web for a few
> minutes for specific problems with your webcam.

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