Howto Get Eyetoy Webcam working for Ubuntu

[Chris Sharman]

to patsfan: `uname -r` often embedded in another command surrounded by back ticks (as here), returns your kernel version number - so you can reference the right stuff for your kernel.
to k3v1nf: try "ls /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/" - this will probably show you ov51x-jpeg.ko
"sudo insmod" that/those, rather than the ones in the instructions.

kopete & xawtv still hang for me, and camorama still shows me 3 elongated images, side by side. If I take a snapshot I get 6, slightly ghosted - cropped & quality reduced copy attached, but it was originally 640*480, with the bottom 160 or so rows black

I tried this version: http://ovcam.org/ov511/download/ov51...2-mark.tar.bz2
as ghandi2 - I get similar errors - googling suggested replacing MODULE_PARM(whatever, "i") with module_param(whatever, int, 0) for my kernel (2.6.17), which compiles clean, apart from ov51x.c:282:MODULE_PARM(unit_video, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(OV511_MAX_UNIT_VIDEO) "i");
which is a little different, and I don't know how to replace.

Help please!!
Chris

[coombera]

Hi Folks,

I just managed to successfully install the driver from
http://www.rastageeks.org/downloads/ov51x-jpeg/
It works for my EyeToy camera on xawtv and amsn with Edgy Eft.

I found that the step

sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ov519_decomp.ko

is no longer required with the current version: ov51x-jpeg-1.5.1

Everything else in:

sudo make install
sudo modprobe videodev
sudo modprobe i2c_core
sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ov51x-jpeg.ko

is correct.

HTH

Andy

[patsfan]

ive tried everything artoolkit wont install could you give me a step by step instuctin

[Gordan]

Help please!!
Chris

This is the same output that i get from camorama on fiesty with my Eye Toy cam and ov51x-jpeg-1.5.1 [i refer to your atached picture].

[Offoffoff]

I found out in repositorium ov511-source... Did Anyone try this?

[Hugolp]

I found out in repositorium ov511-source... Did Anyone try this?

That is the old module. Wont work right now.

The funny thing is that I got my Hercules webcam in the other computer that is running feisty as well, but cant get it working on this one. I cant remember what I did exactly in the other one.

[dwdude]

I'm on Feisty Fawn. Just thought I'd let you all know

Alright, here are the steps I used:

1. I went here, downloaded the files
http://www.rastageeks.org/downloads/ov51x-jpeg/
(If that link doesn't work, then you might have to change the next few commands according to their file names)

2. I saved them to my home directory (/home/david in my case)

3. I opened the terminal, then typed these commands (do them one line at a time):

tar -xvf home/david/ovx51-jpeg-1.5.2.tar.gz
cd ~/ovx51-jpeg-1.5.2

4. Then typed these commands (one line at a time!):

sudo make install
sudo modprobe videodev
sudo modprobe i2c_core
sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ov51x-jpeg.ko

But the thing is, when I try using the cam, I get a bright green screen, sometimes with a light green rectangle flashing... Here's a photo:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6493/webcamlc2.jpg

EDIT: Fixed green screen problem. I restarted my computer and then It worked fine.
Heres a link I saw that helped:
http://www.hitlabnz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=373
It also might help people using ARToolkit with their eyetoy webcam.

EDIT: Got the video working and the sound by using VLC!

Step by step Instructions:

1. Open VLC (of course...)

2. Click "File"

3. From the File menu, click "Open Capture Device..."

4. Configure the boxes according to your preferences:

4a. To make video working:
In the box named "Video device name" change it from "/dev/video" to "dev/video0"

4b. To make sound work:
In the box named "Audio device name" change it from "dev/dsp" to "/dev/dsp1"

4c. To make both work:
Change both boxes (see 4a and 4b)

5. Click "Ok" at the bottom and it should be working!

[potrick]

I don't understand...how did you fix the greenscreen? I tired restarting several times...no dice.

[Halfling Rogue]

sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ov51x-jpeg.ko
insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/extra/ov51x-jpeg.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module

Guhbuh? Which symbol is this?

[Halfling Rogue]

Never mind! Went back to an older version and it worked fine.