[ubuntu] [SOLVED] HP Pavilion DV6000 Integrated WebCam Problems

[KemKev]

I'm having some difficulty getting my integrated webcam working on my DV6000 with Hardy Heron 8.04.

When I run "lsusb", I get the info below

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 050d:0845 Belkin Components
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ca:1810 Ricoh Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

When I run lsmod | grep videodev, I get:

videodev 30720 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 15492 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_common 21888 3 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32,videodev

Then, I then got the "r5u870-0.10.0.tgz" and after unpacking and running the "make" command, I get the following:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-18-generic/build M=/home/colin/Desktop/r5u870-0.10.0 V=0 modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-18-generic'
CC [M] /home/colin/Desktop/r5u870-0.10.0/r5u870_md.o

In file included from /home/colin/Desktop/r5u870-0.10.0/r5u870_md.c:55:
/home/colin/Desktop/r5u870-0.10.0/usbcam.h:36:29: error: media/video-buf.h: No such file or directory

make[2]: *** [/home/colin/Desktop/r5u870-0.10.0/r5u870_md.o] Error 1

make[1]: *** [_module_/home/colin/Desktop/r5u870-0.10.0] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-18-generic'

make: *** [all] Error 2

I've downloaded the file form different sources, but all the packages contain the same files, so I'm not sure why I'm getting all the errors.

I've also tried to run Cheese and a few other apps to see if I could get the cam recognized, but no luck.

I came across a site that says the Linux headers changed names in Hardy, and so the compilation will only work on kernels up to 2.6.22. Hardy is 2.6.24 Is there a work around?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much.

[KemKev]

Help anyone? I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

[KemKev]

Found an old thread with a suggestion I tried and got the webcam working. For those still trying to get theirs working, you may want to try this:

Firstly:
* Verify that you have svn installed.
* Remove any instance of r5u870 or the ry5u870 modules you may already have from previous attempts.

Code:

svn co http://svn.mediati.org/svn/r5u870/trunk ~/r5u870
cd ~/r5u870
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe r5u870

Then try xawtv to see if the cam works (sudo apt-get install xawtv)

test is using code: xawtv /dev/video0

I apologize for not remembering where the initial thread is located, and as such, for being unable to give credit to the person who posted this solution. If s/he is reading this, thank you.

Good Luck.

[afdanistan]

Brilliant!!! Your directions worked perfectly! Thanks so much!

[aquamammal]

Thank you. This some how solved my Skype problems. Web cam still doesn't work with Cheese, but I really wanted to web cam with other people.

[ozzyprv]

This workedwith my dc9005ca (Ricoh) too.

Thanks.

[retro93292]

That was great , works good . Props for re-posting

[ozzyprv]

Originally Posted by KemKev Code: svn co http://svn.mediati.org/svn/r5u870/trunk ~/r5u870 cd ~/r5u870 sudo make sudo make install sudo modprobe r5u870 Then try xawtv to see if the cam works (sudo apt-get install xawtv) test is using code: xawtv /dev/video0 I apologize for not remembering where the initial thread is located, and as such, for being unable to give credit to the person who posted this solution. If s/he is reading this, thank you. Good Luck.

The http address does not work (at least today/right now.
Any idea of a different source?

[bushd]

This worked wonderfully but something I should mention incase someone else finds themselves in the same situation: chmod your /dev/video0. It didn't dawn on me until I saw the original output of Xawtv telling me no permission (couldn't see the others) so I sudo xawtv and it worked. Well, video0 is chmodded to allow access now (777) because I haven't figured out how to give me and my non-existant root access only. I did find out that I hate cheese because even now it doesn't work when I can get Ekiga and Xawtv to work.

[hmich176]

This DID NOT work for me. I got this code:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-22-generic/build M=/home/harry/r5u870 V=0 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-22-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.o
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:24:30: error: media/v4l2-ioctl.h: No such file or directory
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c: In function ‘usbcam_v4l_ioctl’:
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1162: warning: unused variable ‘udp’
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c: At top level:
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1214: error: variable ‘this_cam_ops’ has initializer but incomplete type
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1215: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_querycap’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1215: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1215: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1216: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_enum_fmt_vid_cap’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1216: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1216: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1217: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_g_fmt_vid_cap’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1217: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1217: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1218: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_s_fmt_vid_cap’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1218: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1218: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1219: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_try_fmt_vid_cap’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1219: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1219: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1220: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_reqbufs’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1220: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1220: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1221: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_querybuf’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1221: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1221: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1222: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_qbuf’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1222: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1222: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1223: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_dqbuf’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1223: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1223: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1224: error: unknown field ‘vidiocgmbuf’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1224: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1224: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1225: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_enum_input’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1225: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1225: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1226: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_streamon’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1226: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1226: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1227: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_streamoff’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1227: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1227: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1228: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_g_input’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1228: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1228: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1229: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_s_input’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1229: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1229: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1230: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_queryctrl’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1230: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1230: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1231: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_g_ctrl’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1231: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1231: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1232: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_s_ctrl’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1232: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1232: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1233: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_querymenu’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1233: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1233: warning: (near initialization for ‘this_cam_ops’)
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1238: error: unknown field ‘vfl_type’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1240: error: unknown field ‘ioctl_ops’ specified in initializer
/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1240: warning: initialization makes integer from pointer without a cast
make[3]: *** [/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam/usbcam_fops.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/harry/r5u870/usbcam] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/harry/r5u870] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-22-generic'
make: *** [all] Error 2