Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:59:25 +0200 From: David Naylor <naylor.b.david@gmail.com> To: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: webcamd and Pixart Imaging Message-ID: <201009021659.29030.naylor.b.david@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201009021627.57894.hselasky@c2i.net> References: <201008292147.09750.naylor.b.david@gmail.com> <201009021243.17869.naylor.b.david@gmail.com> <201009021627.57894.hselasky@c2i.net>
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--nextPart2886071.Aj7oU6OhJm Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thursday 02 September 2010 16:27:57 Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > On Thursday 02 September 2010 12:43:12 David Naylor wrote: > > On Thursday 02 September 2010 11:08:55 Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > > > On Thursday 02 September 2010 10:57:52 David Naylor wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 01 September 2010 09:19:55 Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > > > > > > Will it matter if my kernel is a bit old (about 3 months)? Are > > > > > > there any (small) live linux distros that have good webcam > > > > > > support (so that I can check if the cam works at all with > > > > > > gspca)? > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > David > > > > >=20 > > > > > Maybe you could check your webcam in Ubuntu? > > > > >=20 > > > > > --HPS > > > >=20 > > > > Just before I was about to check the webcam with Ubuntu I tried it > > > > on another computer... and it worked. > > > >=20 > > > > To make sure: I copied across the debug build of webcam and it work= ed > > > > with that as well. It certainly is not the software on the webcamd > > > > side. cuse4bsd is the same on both computers. Both systems are > > > > running different custom kernels but contain the same usb devices > > > > (the same as GENERIC). > > > >=20 > > > > On the computer that works `pwcview -s vga` does not work. I expect > > > > that to be a limitation of the device. > > > >=20 > > > > On the other computer, I tried every USB port and none of them work. > > > > The USB controllers are: > > > >=20 > > > > ohci0@pci0:0:11:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x50041458 > > > > chip=3D0x026d10de rev=3D0xa3 hdr=3D0x00 > > > >=20 > > > > vendor =3D 'NVIDIA Corporation' > > > > device =3D 'MCP51 USB Controller' > > > > class =3D serial bus > > > > subclass =3D USB > > > >=20 > > > > ehci0@pci0:0:11:1: class=3D0x0c0320 card=3D0x50041458 > > > > chip=3D0x026e10de rev=3D0xa3 hdr=3D0x00 > > > >=20 > > > > vendor =3D 'NVIDIA Corporation' > > > > device =3D 'MCP51 USB Controller' > > > > class =3D serial bus > > > > subclass =3D USB > > > >=20 > > > > The USB ports do work for umass, u3g and umodem devices. Will the > > > > kernel version have an impact, should I upgrade to head? > > > >=20 > > > > The webcam works with Ubuntu on both computers. > > >=20 > > > There has been some updates in the kernel in the USB area (isochronous > > > transfers), which might affect Webcam operation. > >=20 > > I've updated the kernel, cuse4bsd (0.1.13) and webcamd (0.1.15). Still > > no luck. >=20 > Do one of the PC's have an internal USB HUB perhaps? Both only have root HUBs: (Computer that works): ugen4.1: <UHCI root HUB Intel> at usbus4, cfg=3D0 md=3DHOST spd=3DFULL (12M= bps)=20 pwr=3DON ugen4.2: <CIF Single Chip Pixart Imaging Inc.> at usbus4, cfg=3D0 md=3DHOST= =20 spd=3DFULL (12Mbps) pwr=3DON (Computer that does not work): ugen0.1: <OHCI root HUB nVidia> at usbus0, cfg=3D0 md=3DHOST spd=3DFULL (12= Mbps)=20 pwr=3DSAVE ugen0.2: <CIF Single Chip Pixart Imaging Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=3D0 md=3DHOST= =20 spd=3DFULL (12Mbps) pwr=3DON The only difference is the chipset (and that nvidia is in power save mode).= I=20 tried `usbconfig -d 0.1 power_on` but that failed ``invalid argument''. =20 --nextPart2886071.Aj7oU6OhJm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.15 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkx/u9EACgkQUaaFgP9pFrJRdACfQBTnHqwF+gO9ibJ8+6DhFO6s L6YAn34v2peKFCKz2PxCJEP8GExpId4g =gNeW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2886071.Aj7oU6OhJm--
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