Testing for Creative/Bison Ali M5603c webcams

[Franck78]

I would like some users to test and try my linux driver for theses Webcams


ID 041e:4055 Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam Video IM Pro
ID 0402:5603 ALi Corp. USB 2.0 Q-tec Webcam 300

if they have the cam of course

Some notebook from Asus (A6000) have it.

Driver is here:

http://m560x-driver.svn.sourceforge..../m5603c-gspca/

Franck

[zcat]

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0402:5603 ALi Corp. USB 2.0 Q-tec Webcam 300

I'd love to test your driver but you'll need to provide slightly clearer instructions on how to compile it, it's been a while since I did this. Ubuntu 10.04.

[zcat]

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0402:5603 ALi Corp. USB 2.0 Q-tec Webcam 300

I'd love to test your driver but you'll need to provide slightly clearer instructions on how to compile it, it's been a while since I did this. Ubuntu 10.04.

Finally managed to get it to compile, after a bit of hassles with the stock kernels I decided to compile a 2.6.35.4 one from backports and then managed to get the module to load. Works great (as far as I can tell, not very good light at the moment) except that cheese constantly takes pictures, I presume there's some 'take a photo' button function that needs fixing?

Anything else you want me to look at?

[luctor]

kernel 2.6.33-29-realtime
compiled ok, modprobe etc works ok

plugging camera in :

m5603c: ALi m5603c bridge disconnected
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
gspca: probing 0402:5603
m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB2
m5603c: Sending binary microcode to ALi m5603c (size:3716)
m5603c: Checking Bridge ALi m5603c
m5603c: Signature 00 00 00 00
m5603c: Detected Sensor SENSOR_7648_POWDN_Q
input: m5603c as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/usb1/1-8/input/input8
gspca: video0 created

./pixfmt-test -d /dev/video0

./pixfmt-test: select timeout.

all I get is a black window


will try with the generic kernel

[luctor]

some more info

Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0402:5603 ALi Corp. M5603 Video Camera Controller

same result with 2.6.35-23-generic, black windows in pixfmt-test and cheese
Also tried cheese with LD_PRELOAD workaround

kernel 2.6.33-29-realtime
compiled ok, modprobe etc works ok

plugging camera in :

m5603c: ALi m5603c bridge disconnected
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
gspca: probing 0402:5603
m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB2
m5603c: Sending binary microcode to ALi m5603c (size:3716)
m5603c: Checking Bridge ALi m5603c
m5603c: Signature 00 00 00 00
m5603c: Detected Sensor SENSOR_7648_POWDN_Q
input: m5603c as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/usb1/1-8/input/input8
gspca: video0 created

./pixfmt-test -d /dev/video0

./pixfmt-test: select timeout.

all I get is a black window


will try with the generic kernel

[kuzniarpawel]

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0402:5603 ALi Corp. M5603 Video Camera Controller


[ 14.160755] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[ 14.160759] WARNING: You're using an experimental version of the V4L stack. As the driver
[ 14.160760] is backported to an older kernel, it doesn't offer enough quality for
[ 14.160761] its usage in production.
[ 14.160762] Use it with care.
[ 14.230922] Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 6.2, id: 0x81a0b1, caps: 0xa04791/0x300000/0x0
[ 14.230924] Synaptics: Clickpad mode enabled
[ 14.230928] serio: Synaptics pass-through port at isa0060/serio1/input0
[ 14.288708] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 14.288713] hda_intel: probe_mask set to 0x1 for device 17aa:20ac
[ 14.288884] alloc irq_desc for 49 on node -1
[ 14.288886] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
[ 14.288904] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 49 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 14.288952] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 14.295215] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
[ 14.365848] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 14.365895] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 14.365910] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 14.365920] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 14.365925] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=nonewns=io+mem
[ 14.366134] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 260.19.06 Mon Sep 13 04:29:19 PDT 2010
[ 14.487895] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 228.61.2.24
[ 14.496248] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
[ 14.512490] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: memory probe 0x0c0000-0x0fffff: excluding 0xc0000-0xd3fff 0xe0000-0xfffff
[ 14.512556] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: excluding 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff
[ 14.512615] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: memory probe 0x60000000-0x60ffffff: excluding 0x60000000-0x60ffffff
[ 14.559759] gspca: main v2.9.0 registered
[ 14.636827] gspca: probing 0402:5603
[ 14.637648] m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB2
[ 14.638397] m5603c: Sending binary microcode to ALi m5603c (size:3716)
[ 14.655338] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[ 14.680524] m5603c: Checking Bridge ALi m5603c
[ 14.721457] m5603c: Signature 03 56 AA 55
[ 14.739326] m5603c: ALi m5603c Bridge vid pid 0402.5603
[ 14.749259] m5603c: Confdescripor is 1
[ 14.786900] m5603c: Descriptor: For demo only
[ 14.914271] m5603c: Detected Sensor SENSOR_7648_POWDN_Q
[ 14.915964] input: m5603c as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-2/input/input7
[ 14.916096] gspca: video0 created
[ 14.916143] usbcore: registered new interface driver m5603c
[ 14.916145] m5603c: ALi m5603c bridge v1.1.0 registered
[ 16.290059] CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 7500 nsec
[ 17.457825] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 17.829710] Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de).
[ 18.033191] type=1400 audit(1294481164.941:5): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/share/gdm/guest-session/Xsession" pid=990 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.033462] type=1400 audit(1294481164.941:6): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/sbin/dhclient3" pid=991 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.034142] type=1400 audit(1294481164.941:7): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=991 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.034512] type=1400 audit(1294481164.941:8): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=991 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.038910] type=1400 audit(1294481164.941:9): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=994 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.039738] type=1400 audit(1294481164.941:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=994 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.042973] type=1400 audit(1294481164.951:11): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/tcpdump" pid=995 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 18.176865] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 18.412952] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 47 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 18.472679] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 47 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 18.473236] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 20.235098] IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0e, buttons: 3/3
[ 20.473429] input: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/input/input8
[ 20.915223] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX
[ 20.915228] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO
[ 20.915724] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 22.086657] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[ 22.138438] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
[ 25.239054] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[ 25.241797] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
[ 31.750072] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 155.510072] CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 11250 nsec
[ 303.675533] m5603c: entering ov7648_start_asus
[ 395.297691] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[ 580.376638] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2
[ 580.385554] gspca: video0 disconnect
[ 580.442765] m5603c: ALi m5603c bridge disconnected
[ 591.630121] usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 591.700424] hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 592.020123] usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 592.191200] usb 5-1: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub
[ 592.265382] gspca: probing 0402:5603
[ 592.270513] m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB1
[ 592.270519] m5603c: Low usb speed (usb1) not supported.
[ 603.708210] gspca: video0 released

It loads on reboot - but gives black screen in Cheese. After disconnecting and reconnecting camera to USB gives m5603c: Low usb speed (usb1) not supported.

on SWEEX webcam

[kuzniarpawel]

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 041e:4055 Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam Video IM Pro


works perfectly


[ 801.652746] gspca: probing 041e:4055
[ 801.653539] m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB2
[ 801.654286] m5603c: Sending binary microcode to ALi m5603c (size:3716)
[ 801.696666] m5603c: Checking Bridge ALi m5603c
[ 801.737548] m5603c: Signature 03 56 AA 55
[ 801.755293] m5603c: ALi m5603c Bridge vid pid 041e.4055
[ 801.765168] m5603c: Confdescripor is 1
[ 801.825429] m5603c: Descriptor: Live! Cam Video IM Pro
[ 801.956423] m5603c: setup gpio addr:4 state:1
[ 801.957895] m5603c: setup gpio addr:5 state:0
[ 801.959417] m5603c: setup gpio addr:2 state:0
[ 801.962300] input: m5603c as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-3/input/input9
[ 801.964247] gspca: video0 created

[kuzniarpawel]

tested once again with Sweex webcam

[ 207.024090] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 207.231147] gspca: probing 0402:5603
[ 207.231855] m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB2
[ 207.232729] m5603c: Sending binary microcode to ALi m5603c (size:3716)
[ 207.274971] m5603c: Checking Bridge ALi m5603c
[ 207.315706] m5603c: Signature 03 56 AA 55
[ 207.333446] m5603c: ALi m5603c Bridge vid pid 0402.5603
[ 207.343318] m5603c: Confdescripor is 1
[ 207.376550] m5603c: Descriptor: For demo only
[ 207.496113] m5603c: Detected Sensor SENSOR_7648_POWDN_Q
[ 207.498654] input: m5603c as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-1/input/input8
[ 207.499548] gspca: video0 created
[ 234.770585] m5603c: entering ov7648_start_asus
[ 283.514386] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[ 307.742289] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[ 640.789012] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3
[ 640.789097] gspca: video0 disconnect
[ 640.789389] gspca: video0 released
[ 640.789395] m5603c: ALi m5603c bridge disconnected
[ 644.240101] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[ 644.447104] gspca: probing 0402:5603
[ 644.448043] m5603c: ALi m5603c is USB2
[ 644.448768] m5603c: Sending binary microcode to ALi m5603c (size:3716)
[ 644.491152] m5603c: Checking Bridge ALi m5603c
[ 644.531912] m5603c: Signature 03 56 AA 55
[ 644.549664] m5603c: ALi m5603c Bridge vid pid 0402.5603
[ 644.559540] m5603c: Confdescripor is 1
[ 644.592664] m5603c: Descriptor: For demo only
[ 644.716409] m5603c: Detected Sensor SENSOR_7648_POWDN_Q
[ 644.719053] input: m5603c as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/input/input9
[ 644.719979] gspca: video0 created

no problem with low speed usb
but still gives black screen only

[chiefofthejojos]

I'm having trouble compiling, can anyone provide a binary?

[nikio]

Hello,
I have a Creative Im Pro cam (ID 043e:4055) and I'm trying to install the driver, I'm following the instructions step by step except from the installation of libncurses5-dev.
I got to the "make menuconfig" step:

3) Compile minimal source from v4l-dvb; 300 modules, 5 required!
Deselect everything except gspca/m5603c
cd ./v4l-dvb/v4l
make menuconfig

-I'm not sure whether "Deselect everything except gspca/m5603c" is the title for the following or if it is an something I should do (deselect from where?) I've decided for the first and moved on

- I need to type "sudo make menuconfig" in order to avoid errors, and after that a text interface opens but I don't know what to do with it,
can anyone help?