Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:44:06 +0100
From:      Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net>
To:        freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Cc:        martinko <gamato@users.sf.net>
Subject:   Re: failed to start webcamd
Message-ID:  <201102281944.06607.hselasky@c2i.net>
In-Reply-To: <201102281940.33228.hselasky@c2i.net>
References:  <ikgptq$975$1@dough.gmane.org> <201102281940.33228.hselasky@c2i.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Monday 28 February 2011 19:40:33 Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> On Monday 28 February 2011 19:35:38 martinko wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I've just installed webcamd port to try out my Logitech HD camera.
> > However, when plugging the camera in I get "root:
> > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/webcamd: WARNING: failed to start webcamd" message,
> > then camera is disconnected, connected again and it all repeats (cycle
> > about 1 second).
> > 
> > Where should I start looking at please ?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> There is a new webcamd port coming soon. Can you give that a try first and
> see if the problem is still the same?
> 
> --HPS

You can also try to compile webcamd with debugging and see if any errors are 
output. Maybe your camera needs firmware to work.

--HPS



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?201102281944.06607.hselasky>