Anyone have a webcam running on Xbox?
Anyone have a webcam running on Xbox?
I have carefully followed the tutorial on webcam installation shown in the general section of the forum which links to the following page:
http://www.andrewkendall.com/pages/lear ... /index.php
I can't get it work and always receive the error:
Unable to open /dev/video0 (No such file or directory)
Failed to open device for <camdev name="default">
I even tried manually making the video0 node using the mknod/dev/video0 command discussed on other sites. Still no luck.
Has anyone actually gotten a webcam working on the xbox with gentoox? If so, what camera do you have? What steps did you follow to install it?
http://www.andrewkendall.com/pages/lear ... /index.php
I can't get it work and always receive the error:
Unable to open /dev/video0 (No such file or directory)
Failed to open device for <camdev name="default">
I even tried manually making the video0 node using the mknod/dev/video0 command discussed on other sites. Still no luck.
Has anyone actually gotten a webcam working on the xbox with gentoox? If so, what camera do you have? What steps did you follow to install it?
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EDIT: Found them herehttp://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/
I think there in portage also. Follow the tutorial but emerge media-video/usb-pwcx instead of emerge qce-ga. Shouls work. Good Luck
I think there in portage also. Follow the tutorial but emerge media-video/usb-pwcx instead of emerge qce-ga. Shouls work. Good Luck
I believe that pwc is already there, but I don't think pwcx is. However, why is the emerge command in the form:
emerge media-video/usb-pwcx
instead of the normal:
emerge pwcx?
If I emerge pwcx and then plugin the camera and reboot, with this automatically make the video0 that is required? Thanks for your help.
emerge media-video/usb-pwcx
instead of the normal:
emerge pwcx?
If I emerge pwcx and then plugin the camera and reboot, with this automatically make the video0 that is required? Thanks for your help.
Hope this helps you.
I own a Philips Vesta, and all I had to do to get it working on gentoox with camsource was emerge camsource package.
I'll try to install PCWX tonight.
Regards.
I own a Philips Vesta, and all I had to do to get it working on gentoox with camsource was emerge camsource package.
I'll try to install PCWX tonight.
Regards.
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Sorry old habit hard to break
emerge pwcx is fine
I have an IBM cam. So I'm not to familiar with the quickcam. I didn't think the PWC kernel driver supported The Quikcam Pro untill 2.4.21. The PWCX driver is a closed source drive with better res and features. Try this.
Plug in your cam Type
modprobe pwc
Now check your /dev/video0
It is possible that you need to add this to load at boot time.
emerge pwcx is fine
I have an IBM cam. So I'm not to familiar with the quickcam. I didn't think the PWC kernel driver supported The Quikcam Pro untill 2.4.21. The PWCX driver is a closed source drive with better res and features. Try this.
Plug in your cam Type
modprobe pwc
Now check your /dev/video0
It is possible that you need to add this to load at boot time.
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Thanks for your suggestions JustKickNit. I worked with a knowledgeable guy on #gentoox IRC for 2 hours last night trying to get my Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 running on the xbox, but it never worked. Audio seems to be recognized, but no video. When I start camsource it all goes OK and then I get error saying /dev/video0 doesn't exist.
According the this link the Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 has been supported since kernel 2.4.19
http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/release.html
But maybe that is wrong so perhaps that explains why it doesn't work?
I'll try your suggestion, but I don't think the camera is being recognized at all. I do have the qce driver installed as well, I wouldn't think that would cause a problem but should I unmerge qce?
Thanks for your help. I have invested so many hours in this thing now that I don't want to give up on it. If I thought it would work I would go out and buy a IBM camera like JustKickNits has, but a webpage I viewed says that some of these IBM cameras work with linux and some do not.
According the this link the Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 has been supported since kernel 2.4.19
http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/release.html
But maybe that is wrong so perhaps that explains why it doesn't work?
I'll try your suggestion, but I don't think the camera is being recognized at all. I do have the qce driver installed as well, I wouldn't think that would cause a problem but should I unmerge qce?
Thanks for your help. I have invested so many hours in this thing now that I don't want to give up on it. If I thought it would work I would go out and buy a IBM camera like JustKickNits has, but a webpage I viewed says that some of these IBM cameras work with linux and some do not.
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Trixter,
The qca driver won't conflict so only unmerge to clear up disk space. Not sure this http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/release.html kernel release page is a little confusing. The reason that i say 2.4.21 is at http://www.justlinux.com I did a search for your cam. And several post we're that is didn't work untill 2.4.21 I think 2.4.19 at that site is when he built in the kernel but, not when it was in the official kernel. It's also possible that you have a weird dev i.d. that is causing the camera not to be regonized. I know one more thing i'm gonna try tonight and let you know the results. If you emerge the usb-pwcx module. The driver to load is called pwcx-i386
Bucko,
Not sure! Is it a creative lab's posibble to use the pwc driver also.
The qca driver won't conflict so only unmerge to clear up disk space. Not sure this http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/release.html kernel release page is a little confusing. The reason that i say 2.4.21 is at http://www.justlinux.com I did a search for your cam. And several post we're that is didn't work untill 2.4.21 I think 2.4.19 at that site is when he built in the kernel but, not when it was in the official kernel. It's also possible that you have a weird dev i.d. that is causing the camera not to be regonized. I know one more thing i'm gonna try tonight and let you know the results. If you emerge the usb-pwcx module. The driver to load is called pwcx-i386
Bucko,
Not sure! Is it a creative lab's posibble to use the pwc driver also.