HOWTO: Logitech quickcam messenger

[ProNoblem]

[..]

Do you have the universe repository enabled? (because it's in universe)

[Princey]

Do you have the universe repository enabled? (because it's in universe)

Yes, it is enabled. Here's my sources.list in case I'm wrong:

deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable main

# http://www.ubuntulinux.nl/source-o-matic
#
# If you get errors about missing keys, lookup the key in this file
# and run these commands (replace KEY with the key number)
#
# gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv KEY
# gpg --export --armor KEY | sudo apt-key add -

# Ubuntu supported packages (packages, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

# Ubuntu supported packages (sources, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

# Ubuntu backports project (packages, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

# Ubuntu backports project (sources, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

#kubuntu.org packages for the latest KDE version (packages, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest breezy main

#kubuntu.org packages for the latest KDE version (sources, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest breezy main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest Koffice version (packages, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/koffice-latest breezy main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest Koffice version (sources, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/packages/koffice-latest breezy main

[i3dmaster]

I got this error:

xawtv -device /dev/video0
This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.15-17-386)
X Error of failed request:  XF86DGANoDirectVideoMode
  Major opcode of failed request:  137 (XFree86-DGA)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  1 (XF86DGAGetVideoLL)
  Serial number of failed request:  63

[Princey]

Ok guys, I'm really lost here. I would appreciate if someone read my previous post on the Logitech Webcam issue and give me some guidance. I'm stuck at installing xawtv. Without this I can't go any further. I hate to have to boot to windows or use a windows machine just to use my webcam.

[Princey]

I finally got past that stage but I'm stuck at the step of ./quickcam.sh. Here's what it says:

Using specified C compiler from environment CC=gcc-3.4
./quickcam.sh
/usr/bin/whoami
/bin/su
/bin/ls
/bin/cat
/usr/bin/gcc-3.4
Warning: gcc missing
/usr/bin/make
/bin/grep
/bin/egrep
/usr/bin/awk
/bin/sed
/usr/bin/tail
/usr/bin/head
/usr/bin/install
/usr/bin/ld
/bin/uname
/usr/bin/tr
/usr/bin/xawtv
/usr/bin/xdpyinfo
/bin/dmesg
/usr/bin/wc
[!] Some important programs can not be found on default path.
Probably they aren't installed.
You should install them, for example, by using apt-get or rpm.
WARNING: If you press Enter, I'll try to continue anyway,
but this probably will fail. You SHOULD press Ctrl+C now.
Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->

If I continue hitting enter, to continue at the end, I still don't get anything showing save camorama giving me the error message : "Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0)". I'm pretty certain my camera is working and plugged in. Any ideas?

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I re-installed gcc and the error message disappeared but came up with another:

gcc-3.4 version: gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8.1)
gcc version: gcc version 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)
Make version: GNU Make 3.80
Linker version: GNU ld version 2.16.1 Debian GNU/Linux
Kernel compiler: gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)
[!] Kernel compiler and gcc-3.4 seem to be different versions.
Instead, they should be the same. If you have many compilers
installed, you can specify the correct one with command (in bash)
export CC=kgcc
before trying to install the driver. Replace kgcc with the command
required for compiling kernels (kgcc is often used in Red Hat systems).
WARNING: If you press Enter, I'll try to continue anyway,
but this probably will fail. You SHOULD press Ctrl+C now.
Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->
__________________________________________________ ____________
I'm certain that I did the export CC=gcc-3.4 command. Is it because of the two gcc versions? What if I remove the version 4, will it affect my system? Any reply would be appreciated.

[Princey]

Success!!! After doing modprobe several times and trying the instructions all over again, I finally got it to work. For those wanting my lsusb, here's it:

princey@MCES:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0458:2014 KYE Systems Corp. (Mouse Systems)
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:0604 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 840c
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Now, my next task is to see if I can get my Genius (KYE) scanner to work. That would make me kiss Windows good bye forever.

[Princey]

My camera worked fine until this morning. I ran a system upgrade and I noticed that the kernel version went up one number to 2.6.12.18. Ever since then, I get the error message

unable to capture image

. I tried unplugging and re-plugging the camera. Rebooted, all without success. Do I need to re-do the entire installation over again or is there something I need to modify to get it working?

[tomtom_in_eire]

Hi,

Thanks for thi HOWTO, works fine for me!

However, I need to say that on a fresh Dapper install, I needed to install the package build-essential:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

without it, the driver will simply not compile....

enjoy!

[gymsmoke]

Yoriko~
Thanks for the how to!
I've got a slightly different setup and would love to get this resolved. If you can point me somewhere to start, I'd really appreciate it.

~$ uname -sr
Linux 2.6.12-10-386

~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08b0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam 3000 Pro [pwc]
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 043d:0072 Lexmark International, Inc. X6170 Printer
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c404 Logitech, Inc. TrackMan Wheel
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Since the webcam has audio and video, I also show 2 sound cards installed (which has caused me some confusion with getting apps like skype to run).

I'd really like to get the cam working at this point just to test it and see what it can do under Linux.

[ottoshafer]

heres what i have:
kernel version : 2.6.16.1

lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:0920 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:08a0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam IM
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

keep in mind that these are 2 different webcams. I only need to get one of them to work though

and when i run the quickcam.sh file, i get the following statement:

Testing if is correct.
ls: : No such file or directory
./quickcam.sh: line 699: [: too many arguments
ls: : No such file or directory
ls: : No such file or directory
[!] major number is .
Usually it should be 81, so there are problems ahead.
WARNING: If you press Enter, I'll try to continue anyway,
but this probably will fail. You SHOULD press Ctrl+C now.
Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->

i also get this when i run debug.sh:
FATAL: Module usb not found.
FATAL: Module usb_uhci not found.
FATAL: Module usb_ohci not found.
FATAL: Module modprobe not found.


When i get done, the camera is still undetected. Any help would be appreciated