Find the answer to your Linux question:
Results 1 to 5 of 5
My friend recently bought a Sony Handycam DCR-HC26 and it came with some windows software to capture video from it that totally sucks. So of course, the first thing that ...
Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register.
  1. 04-29-2007 #1
    Alaric
    Alaric is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Posts
    150

    Sony Handycam DCR-HC26

    My friend recently bought a Sony Handycam DCR-HC26 and it came with some windows software to capture video from it that totally sucks. So of course, the first thing that I thought was, "Hey! I bet someone less lazy than me on linux has already bought this thing". So of course, I checked apt and, after that unsettling failure, www.google.com/linux as well. However, I can't seem to find anyone that got this particular camera working under linux (not to mention the fact that there seemed to be almost no software to use with Video cameras). Does anyone know of a way to connect this camera to my Compaq Presario v5000 laptop via usb? I don't want to have to use firewire, because I don't have any computers with firewire cards. Thanks for any help you can give.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 04-29-2007 #2
    Juan Pablo
    Juan Pablo is offline
    Linux Guru Juan Pablo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    /home/south_america/ecuador/quito
    Posts
    2,064
    What does dmesg reports after connecting the camera?
    Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein
    Linux User #425940

    Don't PM me with questions, instead post in the forums
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 04-29-2007 #3
    Alaric
    Alaric is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Posts
    150
    There was too much information to post so I piped it to grep usb.

    Code:
    [   13.761122] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[   13.761143] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[   13.761161] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[   13.843390] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[    3.688000] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[    6.236000] usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   25.932000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 1413.968000] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 1414.172000] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3119.460000] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2
[ 3653.368000] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
[ 3653.568000] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3654.624000] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
[ 3672.164000] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 3
    Oh, btw, my friend is gay and wants me to put this down, .
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 04-29-2007 #4
    Juan Pablo
    Juan Pablo is offline
    Linux Guru Juan Pablo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    /home/south_america/ecuador/quito
    Posts
    2,064
    Try dmesg | tail after connecting the camera, just USB doesn't give enough info
    Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein
    Linux User #425940

    Don't PM me with questions, instead post in the forums
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-29-2007 #5
    Alaric
    Alaric is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Posts
    150
    sudo dmesg | tail gave me this.

    [ 3653.568000] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    [ 3654.624000] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
    [ 3672.164000] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 3
    [ 3672.296000] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
    [ 3672.300000] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
    [ 3672.300000] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
    [ 3672.304000] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
    [ 3672.316000] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched.
    [ 6410.880000] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
    [ 6411.080000] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules