HOWTO: Logitech quickcam messenger

[Plasma_NZ]

Ok, another novice here...

Am running "Hardy Heron 64bit"

Tried the "make clean && make all " and got the following results..

rm -f *.o qcset show *~ .\#* .*.cmd *.mod.c *.ko
rm -rf .tmp_versions
make -C "/lib/modules/2.6.24-11-generic/build" SUBDIRS="/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6" modules V=1 USER_OPT="-DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-11-generic'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6
gcc -Wp,-MD,/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/.qc-driver.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -mtune=generic -m64 -mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -funit-at-a-time -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -maccumulate-outgoing-args -fstack-protector -fomit-frame-pointer -g -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -DNOKERNEL -DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1 -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(qc_driver)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(quickcam)" -c -o /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/.tmp_qc-driver.o /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c
In file included from /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:47:
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/quickcam.h:129:1: warning: "BIT" redefined
In file included from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
from include/linux/cache.h:4,
from include/linux/time.h:7,
from include/linux/videodev2.h:59,
from include/linux/videodev.h:15,
from /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/quickcam.h:95,
from /home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:47:
include/linux/bitops.h:6:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c: In function ‘qc_i2c_init’:
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:824: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘lock’
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:825: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c: In function ‘qc_isoc_start’:
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:1867: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c: At top level:
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:2998: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:3009: error: unknown field ‘hardware’ specified in initializer
make[2]: *** [/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/nodified/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.6] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-11-generic'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Error 2

Any help would be appreciated...

[Derviansoul]

Hello

I tried to use this tutorial but i was getting black screens and i had to restart X after, i managed to make the camera to work following this steps from

make clean && make all

modprobe videodev
	modprobe usb-uhci
	insmod ./quickcam.ko compatible=3

but everytime that i restarted the pc the camera wouldn't work if i done all the steps from Yoriko from 7 till 10 yoriko advises us to use sudo all the time but instead of that i use

su

and in the quickcam directory i runned

 sh quickcam.sh

Some of us will say that it's unsafe but the website it self advises to follow this steps logged as root.
this time it didn't ask for any password and i never got any black screen, and i could do all the steps till 10 now the webcam works even i restart the pc.
Sorry if i said something not completly right, but i managed to make it working and i though to explain to other people with the same problem hoping that would work with them aswell!!
regards

[c0kit0_2oo7]

Oooooh yeeeeahh!! XDD, i dont know what i did wrong the last time xD, but now i have the cam working out , thanku , this post goes to my bookmarks

[SATA]

Ok, another novice here...

Am running "Hardy Heron 64bit"

Tried the "make clean && make all " and got the following results..



Any help would be appreciated...

Im having the exact same problem. But on Hardy 32 bit.

rm -f *.o qcset input_read show *~ .\#* .*.cmd *.mod.c *.ko
rm -rf .tmp_versions
cd testquickcam ; make clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/testquickcam'
rm -f testquickcam *~ pic.ppm pic.gif
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/testquickcam'
make -C "/lib/modules/2.6.24-12-server/build" SUBDIRS="/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7" modules V=1 USER_OPT="-DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-12-server'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (            \
        echo;                                                           \
        echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";               \
        echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";      \
        echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.";  \
        echo;                                                           \
        /bin/false)
mkdir -p /root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7
  gcc -m32 -Wp,-MD,/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.qc-driver.o.d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include -D__KERNEL__  -Iinclude  -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i686 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fomit-frame-pointer -g  -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign   -DNOKERNEL -DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1  -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(qc_driver)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(quickcam)" -c -o /root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.tmp_qc-driver.o /root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_int_init':
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:850: warning: passing argument 6 of 'usb_fill_int_urb' from incompatible pointer type
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_isoc_start':
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:2209: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: At top level:
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:3484: error: unknown field 'hardware' specified in initializer
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_usb_init':
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:3661: error: implicit declaration of function 'LONG'
/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:3661: warning: left shift count >= width of type
make[2]: *** [/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/qc-usb-messenger-1.7] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-12-server'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Error 2

Any help would be appreciated

[Whoopie]

Hi,

apply the attached patch. This should make it work again.

Best regards,
Whoopie

[SATA]

Hi,

apply the attached patch. This should make it work again.

Best regards,
Whoopie

Applied the supplied patch. Same error, Different line number

[SATA]

kick me if im stupid.

But after applying the patch, it still wouldnt build.

so I changed this line from

hardware:     VID_HARDWARE_QCAM_USB,

to

//hardware:     VID_HARDWARE_QCAM_USB,

Aftert that, the Driver: Built, Loaded and it works

I have built two deb packages with checkinstall for anyone who is interested.
They were built for the 2.6.24-12-generic and 2.6.24-12-server kernel's

You can download either one from here:
Generic Kernel: http://files.i-owns-u.net/qc-usb-mes...eric1_i386.deb
Server Kernel: http://files.i-owns-u.net/qc-usb-mes...rver1_i386.deb

[Plasma_NZ]

yeah ok - how do u applie the patch ? im new to all this..?? i think i've tried and it's spat errors at me about a line number etc..

little help.?

[TameLion]

Plazma_NZ, try here: http://www.linuxhq.com/patch-howto.html

Whoopie/SATA: Excellent patch and extra fix! Thanks guys.

Jimi.

[izac]

well i have errors too trying to install a quickam messenger... any help would be apriciated here is the output : ("i aplied the patch provided above)....


make clean && make allrm -f *.o qcset input_read show *~ .\#* .*.cmd *.mod.c *.ko
rm -rf .tmp_versions
cd testquickcam ; make clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/testquickcam'
rm -f testquickcam *~ pic.ppm pic.gif
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/testquickcam'
make -C "/lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/build" SUBDIRS="/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7" modules V=1 USER_OPT="-DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-12-generic'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7
gcc -Wp,-MD,/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.qc-driver.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -mtune=generic -m64 -mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -funit-at-a-time -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -maccumulate-outgoing-args -fstack-protector -fomit-frame-pointer -g -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -DNOKERNEL -DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1 -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(qc_driver)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(quickcam)" -c -o /home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/.tmp_qc-driver.o /home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: In function ‘qc_int_init’:
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:850: warning: passing argument 6 of ‘usb_fill_int_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: In function ‘qc_isoc_start’:
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:2209: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c: At top level:
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:3473: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.c:3484: error: unknown field ‘hardware’ specified in initializer
make[2]: *** [/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7/qc-driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/zac/Desktop/qc-usb-messenger-1.7] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-12-generic'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Error 2