Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Sound and Video Issues. Multiple ekiga instances

[George Boyd <geboyd53 comcast net>]

I had to grab PWC off the web rather then using the one that comes with
Fedora. I had very similiar problems as you and that fixed it. Also try
lsmod instead of lsusb. It will show you which modules actually picked
up the PWC module.

George Boyd,
SIP:	geboyd53 ekiga net

> VIDEO
> I cannot get my video to run under ekiga.
> 
> Running lsusb gives the following;
> 
> samson:~ # lsusb
> Bus 005 Device 007: ID 046d:c50a Logitech, Inc.
> Bus 005 Device 006: ID 22b8:4902 Motorola PCS E398 GSM Phone
> Bus 005 Device 005: ID 0ea0:2118 Ours Technology, Inc.
> Bus 005 Device 004: ID 055d:9000 Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. AnyCam
> [pwc]
> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0409:0059 NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub
> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0a5c:200a Broadcom Corp.
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> samson:~ #
> 
> So the camera is recognised.  Also probing the hardware shows that it
> is recognised and that the drivers are correct (I have installed the
> PWC module config drivers).  However,
> 
> 
> 1    When I select V4L it recognises my Samsung MPC-C10 but no matter
> which format I try it does not show a picture.  It just shows a grey
> screen.
> 
> 2    When I select V4L2 I get this message
> 
> ***********
> Error while opening video device /dev/video0
> 
> A moving logo will be transmitted during calls. Notice that you can
> always transmit a given image or the moving logo by choosing "Picture"
> as video plugin and "MovingLogo" or "StaticPicture" as device.
> 
> There was an error while opening the device. Please check your
> permissions and make sure that the appropriate driver is loaded.
> **********
> 
> Can anyone tell me what the problem might be?
>