Re: [Spca50x-devs] Re: Spca5xx -20051212 in Mandriva 2005LE CS330

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Le Samedi 17 D=E9cembre 2005 19:30, Mut...@ne... a =E9crit=A0:
> michel Xhaard <mx...@ma...> wrote:
> >Le Vendredi 16 D=E9cembre 2005 23:57, Mut...@ne... a =E9crit :
> >> michel Xhaard <mx...@ma...> wrote:
> >> >Le Vendredi 16 D=E9cembre 2005 22:20, Mut...@ne... a =E9crit=
 :
> >> >> Howdy Spca5xx users,
> >> >>
> >> >> Upgraded from spca5xx-20051105 to 20051212 and lost image on my cs3=
30
> >> >> usb webcam, Mandriva 2005LE system 2.6.11-13 kernel KDE 3.3.  Just
> >> >> getting a black window which closes immediately.  Spcagui from
> >> >> terminal yields:
> >> >>
> >> >> SpcaGui version: 0.3.5 date: 18 September 2005
> >> >> video device /dev/video0
> >> >> Camera found: Intel Create and Share
> >> >> VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> >> whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D0 Bridge found: SPCA501
> >> >> StreamId: YUYV Camera
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 640  heigth 480 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 352  heigth 288 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 320  heigth 240 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 176  heigth 144 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 160  heigth 120 native
> >> >>  grabbing method default MMAP asked
> >> >> VIDIOCGMBUF size 2457616  frames 2  offets[0]=3D0 offsets[1]=3D1228=
808
> >> >> cmcapture: Invalid argument
> >> >> cmcapture: Invalid argument
> >> >> VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> >> whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D0 VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 h=
ue=3D0
> >> >> color=3D0 contrast=3D0 whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D0 VIDIOCGP=
ICT
> >> >> brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0 whiteness=3D0depth=
=3D24
> >> >> palette=3D0 Couldnt set videopict params with VIDIOCSPICT
> >> >>
> >> >> : Invalid argument
> >> >>
> >> >> Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Going back to the working 20051105 driver spcagui yields:
> >> >>
> >> >> SpcaGui version: 0.3.5 date: 18 September 2005
> >> >> video device /dev/video0
> >> >> Camera found: Intel Create and Share
> >> >> VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> >> whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D4 Bridge found: SPCA501
> >> >> StreamId: YUYV Camera
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 640  heigth 480 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 352  heigth 288 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 320  heigth 240 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 176  heigth 144 native
> >> >> Available Resolutions width 160  heigth 120 native
> >> >>  grabbing method default MMAP asked
> >> >> VIDIOCGMBUF size 4915232  frames 4  offets[0]=3D0 offsets[1]=3D1228=
808
> >> >> VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> >> whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D4 VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 h=
ue=3D0
> >> >> color=3D0 contrast=3D0 whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D4 VIDIOCGP=
ICT
> >> >> brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0 whiteness=3D0depth=
=3D24
> >> >> palette=3D4 VIDIOCSPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contras=
t=3D0
> >> >> whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D4
> >> >>
> >> >> Got any troubleshooting ideas?  Can sent additonal info if needed.
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA
> >> >> TheMutt
> >> >
> >> >TheMutt,
> >> >Don't really know what happen :( mine work  here :
> >> >/***************************************************************/
> >> >SpcaGui version: 0.3.5 date: 18 September 2005
> >> >video device /dev/video1
> >> >Camera found: Intel Create and Share
> >> >VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> > whiteness=3D0depth=3D24 palette=3D15
> >> >Bridge found: SPCA501
> >> >StreamId: YUYV Camera
> >> >Available Resolutions width 640  heigth 480 native
> >> >Available Resolutions width 352  heigth 288 native
> >> >Available Resolutions width 320  heigth 240 native
> >> >Available Resolutions width 176  heigth 144 native
> >> >Available Resolutions width 160  heigth 120 native
> >> > grabbing method default MMAP asked
> >> >VIDIOCGMBUF size 2457616  frames 2  offets[0]=3D0 offsets[1]=3D1228808
> >> >VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> > whiteness=3D0depth=3D12 palette=3D15
> >> >VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> > whiteness=3D0depth=3D12 palette=3D15
> >> >VIDIOCGPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> > whiteness=3D0depth=3D12 palette=3D15
> >> >VIDIOCSPICT brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0
> >> > whiteness=3D0depth=3D12 palette=3D15
> >> >/********************************************************************=
*/
> >> >The only difference is your cmcapture error just after the VIDIOCGMBUF
> >> >ioctl(). Can you look at your /var/log/messages if you find a usefull
> >> >messages from the driver
> >> >Best regards
> >> >--
> >> >Michel Xhaard
> >> >http://mxhaard.free.fr
> >>
> >> Some /var/log/message info:
> >> Dec 16 16:14:00 comp1 kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
> >> uhci_hcd and address 2 Dec 16 16:14:03 comp1 kernel:
> >> /home/themutt/Download/spca5xx/spca5xx-20051212/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> >> USB SPCA5XX camera found. Type Intel Create and Share (SPCA501 ) Dec 16
> >> 16:14:03 comp1 kernel:
> >> /home/themutt/Download/spca5xx/spca5xx-20051212/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> >> [spca5xx_probe:8380] Camera type YUYV Dec 16 16:14:03 comp1 kernel:
> >> usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx Dec 16 16:14:03 comp1 kernel:
> >> /home/themutt/Download/spca5xx/spca5xx-20051212/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> >> spca5xx driver 00.57.07 registered Dec 16 16:14:05 comp1
> >> pam_console.dev[7117]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/v4l/vide=
o0
> >> /dev/video /dev/video0 Dec 16 16:14:20 comp1 kernel:
> >> /home/themutt/Download/spca5xx/spca5xx-20051212/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> >> VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (0) Dec 16 16:14:20 comp1 kernel:
> >> /home/themutt/Download/spca5xx/spca5xx-20051212/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c:
> >> VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (0)
> >>
> >> Tried recompiling and reinstalling from another directory but same
> >> results.
> >>
> >> TheMutt
> >>
> >> __________________________________________________________________
> >
> >TheMutt,
> >spca5xx/spcagui fault because your initial palette is set to 0 :(
> >can you try
> >spcaview -d /dev/video0 -f yuv -s 320x240
> >and mail me the results
> >regards
> >Michel Xhaard
> >http://mxhaard.free.fr
>
> Did a fresh download and reinstall of spca5xx-20051212 just to verify and
> am still getting same behavior, segfault with spcagui, and gqcam yields a
> green rectangle.  With spcaview -d /dev/video0 -f yuv -s 320x240 I get the
> following:
>
> spcaview -d /dev/video0 -f yuv -s 320x240
>  Spcaview version: 1.1.5 date: 12:12:2005 (C) mx...@ma...
>  size width: 320 height: 240
> Initializing SDL.
> SDL initialized.
> bpp 3 format 15
> Using video device /dev/video0.
> Initializing v4l.
> **************** PROBING CAMERA *********************
> Camera found: Intel Create and Share
> Bridge found: SPCA501
> Bridge find SPCA501 number 2
> StreamId: YUYV Camera
> quality 0 autoexpo 1 Timeframe 0
> Bridge find SPCA501 number 2
> Available Resolutions width 640  heigth 480 native
> Available Resolutions width 352  heigth 288 native
> Available Resolutions width 320  heigth 240 native *
> Available Resolutions width 176  heigth 144 native
> Available Resolutions width 160  heigth 120 native
> *****************************************************
>  grabbing method default MMAP asked
> VIDIOCGMBUF size 2457616  frames 2  offets[0]=3D0 offsets[1]=3D1228808
> VIDIOCGPICT
> brightnes=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0 whiteness=3D0
> depth=3D12 palette=3D15
> VIDIOCSPICT
> brightness=3D65024 hue=3D0 color=3D0 contrast=3D0 whiteness=3D0
> depth=3D24 palette=3D15
>
> Am getting a saturated, very white but recongnizable, image with the above
> spcaview setting.  Going back to spcagui, I now get the same saturated
> white image which I can use the brightness slider to get a good useable
> image.  Gqcam is now also giving a good image.  Seems that something isn't
> being initialized properly.  Booted into 2006.0 free in which
> spca5xx-20051212 was working when first installed but is now not working.=
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> Have always had some sort of initialization problem with the cs330, usual=
ly
> a black image or sometimes completely saturated, then sometimes it comes =
up
> okay??? HTH
> TheMutt
>
>
TheMutt,
Thanks for the feedback and testing . ATM you should run spcaview first to=
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initialize the palette then gqcam and spcagui works. Maybe this webcam did=
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not report the hardware palette set correctly. I wil try to find a FIX soon
Best regards
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Michel Xhaard
http://mxhaard.free.fr