Re: [Linux-uvc-devel] Webcam: Microsoft LifeCam VX-800

[Laurent P. <lau...@id...>]

Hi Chetan,

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> From: chetan bl <blc...@gm...>
> To: lin...@li...
> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:45:35 -0400
> Subject: Webcam: Microsoft LifeCam VX-800
> Webcam: Microsoft LifeCam VX-800 is working.
> 
> 1) I added the following section in uvc_driver.c
> 
>         /* Microsoft Lifecam VX-800 */
>         { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> 
>                                 | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> 
>           .idVendor             = 0x045e,
>           .idProduct            = 0x0766,
>           .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
>           .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
>           .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
>           .driver_info          = UVC_QUIRK_PROBE_MINMAX },
> 
> 2) Compiled the uvcvideo.ko module
> 
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26/build/ CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS=m
> SUBDIRS=/home/chetan/linux-2.6.26/drivers/media/video/uvc modules
> 
> 3) Inserting the modules in this order
> 
> insmod compat_ioctl32.ko
> insmod v4l1_compat.ko
> insmod videodev.ko
> insmod uvcvideo.ko
> 
> lsmod: (showing only the needed modules)
> uvcvideo               49800  0
> videodev               29952  1 uvcvideo
> v4l1_compat            16004  2 uvcvideo,videodev
> compat_ioctl32          5248  1 uvcvideo
> 
> 4) In skype->options->Video Devices I was able to see the device Microsoft
> LifeCam VX-800
> (/dev/video0) and test it to see myself in the video.

Thanks for the report.

Could you please confirm that the device didn't work without the patch ? The 
uvcvideo driver should have printed an error message in the kernel log 
(dmesg).

> Thanks to all the developers for this driver.

You're welcome.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart