Creative Live Optia Pro Webcam

[gcarlisle]

I am having a problem getting my webcam to work in Suse Enterprise Desktop 10-2. I have installed the uvc drivers and the camera is listed in the hardware information list under YaST. I have installed the camstream software and when I launch the application the camera is listed. How ever the camera never becomes active. This is what is reported as the camstream starts

suselaptop:/usr/local/bin # ./camstream
W: CamStream version 0.27 starting.
>> void CCamStreamApp::ReadConfigFile()
<< void CCamStreamApp::ReadConfigFile()
D: CVideoCollector::VideoCollector()
D: >> CVideoDevice::CVideoDevice()
D: << CVideoDevice::CVideoDevice()
D: >> CVideoDeviceLinux::CVideoDeviceLinux(/dev/video0)
W: CVideoDeviceInput: Warning: no channel info available.
D: << CVideoDeviceLinux::CVideoDeviceLinux()
>> CCamWindow::CCamWindow(QWidget*, const char*)
<< CCamWindow::CCamWindow(QWidget*, const char*)
>> CWebCamViewer::CWebCamViewer(QWidget*, const char*)
<< CWebCamViewer::CWebCamViewer(QWidget*, const char*)
>> virtual bool CWebCamViewer::Init(CVideoDevice*)
>> virtual bool CCamWindow::Init(CVideoDevice*)
>> QDomNode CCamStreamApp::FindVideoDeviceConfig(const QString&, const QString&, bool)
Trying to find video options for VF0380 Live! Cam Optia Pro@/dev/video0
Creating new video node for VF0380 Live! Cam Optia Pro@/dev/video0
<< QDomNode CCamStreamApp::FindVideoDeviceConfig(const QString&, const QString&, bool)
D: >> CVideoDeviceLinux::Init()
W: Cannot query audio capabilities of video device.
D: Allocating own buffer.
D: Initial image size = (176, 144)
D: CVideoDeviceInput::Select() failed.
D: << CVideoDeviceLinux::Init()
D: CVideoSettingsDlg::SizeChanged(176x144)
D: CVideoSettingsDlg::FramerateChanged(10)
D: No Philips webcam detected, removing extension tab
<< virtual bool CCamWindow::Init(CVideoDevice*)
>> QDomNode CCamStreamApp::FindVideoDeviceConfig(const QString&, const QString&, bool)
Trying to find video options for VF0380 Live! Cam Optia Pro@/dev/video0
D: name = VF0380 Live! Cam Optia Pro
<< QDomNode CCamStreamApp::FindVideoDeviceConfig(const QString&, const QString&, bool)
>> CVideoOptions::CVideoOptions()
>> virtual void CVideoOptions:eclareVariables()
<< virtual void CVideoOptions:eclareVariables()
<< CVideoOptions::CVideoOptions()
WARNING: please edit ~/.scim/global and change /DefaultConfigModule to kconfig
D: CSnapshotSettingsDlg::CSnapshotSettingsDlg(...)
W: QFont::setWeight: Value out of range (100)
D: CCamPanel::SetSize(176x144)
D: CCamPanel::SetImageSize(176x144)
D: CCamPanel::SetVisibleSize(176x144)
D: CCamPanel::SetSize(176x144)
D: CCamPanel::SetImageSize(176x144)
D: CCamPanel::SetVisibleSize(176x144)
>> void CWebCamViewer::RecalcTotalViewSize()
<< void CWebCamViewer::RecalcTotalViewSize()
<< virtual bool CWebCamViewer::Init(CVideoDevice*)
D: >> CVideoDevice::IncrementPalette(0)
D: >> CVideoDeviceLinux::StartCapture()
D: CVideoDeviceLinux::SetPalette picked palette 0 []
W: Unknown palette
D: >> CVideoDeviceLinux::CreateImagesRGB()
D: << CVideoDeviceLinux::CreateImagesRGB()
D: << CVideoDeviceLinux::StartCapture()
D: << CVideoDevice::IncrementPalette()
D: >> CVideoDeviceLinux::run()...

I do not know what my next step should be at this point.
Please help!

[gcarlisle]

I installed videoview and now the camera is working.
Now if I can get it to work in DimDim I will be off and running with a Linux client instead of Windoz for my users. Saving money and haveing a more secure and stable platform. Yea!!

[lucia0301]

I became a new user of SUSE linux as I just bought levono laptop.Linux is cool except for instant video and audio communication. I googled found that skype can support these, but the installation failed, YsST shows:

Unresolved dependencies:
Installing skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586[Local packages]
There are no installable providers of libqt4-x11 >= 4.2 for skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586[Local packages]
qt-4.3.4-0.3.i586[SLED10-SP2-Online] needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586[Local packages]
dbus-1-qt-4.3.4-0.3.i586[SLED10-SP2-Online] needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586[Local packages]
qt-x11-4.3.4-0.3.i586[SLED10-SP2-Online] needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586[Local packages]
What's the problem?How can I solve it?

Another I just bought a creative pro webcam, I just imaged that it could work as I plugged it just as in window XP, another failure! It seems you have resolved this? Could you please share me where to find the installation package and how to install that?
How can I drive it?

[gogalthorp]

Skype is a 32 bit program The newer versions do not work in 64 bit OS without some fancy footwork. I have not achieved that and I'm still using an older version that does run in 64 bit. But it does not support video. What version of Suse? I understand that the 10.3 version does have the needed libraries.

[lucia0301]

I use suse Linux enterprise desktop 10, kernel is 2.6.16.16, so how to install creative live cam notebook Pro?

[jnike]

Hi All,

This is a useful link for webcam drivers for most Linux distriubutions.

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I hope this is of help.

Jnike