Webcam No /dev/videoX

[phoanglong]

Greeting all,

I got a Logitech Quick Cam, when i plug it in i can see that the system acknowledge it. But there is no videoX created, could someone please help.

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 server

lsusb | grep 08c2
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 046d:08c2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam PTZ

ls /dev/video*
ls: cannot access /dev/video*: No such file or directory

uname -a

Linux HOMESERVER.localhost 2.6.32-25-generic-pae #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 17 21:57:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

dmesg

[66997.828084] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[66998.140206] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[66998.140497] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:08c2)
[66999.140217] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround.
[67000.140203] uvcvideo: Failed to query (129) UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[67000.140319] uvcvideo: Failed to initialize the device (-5).
[67001.107818] 8:3:3: cannot set freq 16000 to ep 0x86
[67006.576375] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 8
[67006.944091] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
[67007.256135] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[67007.256825] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:08c2)
[67008.256159] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround.
[67009.256141] uvcvideo: Failed to query (129) UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[67009.256256] uvcvideo: Failed to initialize the device (-5).
[67010.223628] 9:3:3: cannot set freq 16000 to ep 0x86

many thanks in advance

[phoanglong]

seems like not a lot people know how to deal with this problem as I have tried many other forum but no luck. some one help plz.

[rokytnji]

Hate to tell you

UVC non compliance -

is not a good message. UVC is the linux driver for webcam.

[67007.256825] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:08c2)
[67008.256159] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround.
[67009.256141] uvcvideo: Failed to query (129) UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[67009.256256] uvcvideo: Failed to initialize the device (-5).
[67010.223628] 9:3:3: cannot set freq 16000 to ep 0x86

would tell me ,(take what I say with a grain of salt as I am no webcam expert) that it is just doing a loop to try and load UCV driver , which is not taking, because the webcam is not UCV complient.

I don't know if it would be easier for you to buy a UCV complient webcam or research about seeing if using a Windows driver using something like ndiswrapper (if it is even possible) to get it to work in Ubuntu. Over my head it is.

[Segfault]

Actually, this USB ID should work, see Linux UVC driver & tools

[rokytnji]

As usual.

[1,2]
046d:08c2 Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere MP Logitech

Segfault is right. It shows in his link as UCV complient.

[phoanglong]

Hi guys, i did try to use Linux UVC driver followed by this guide:

git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git uvcvideo
cd uvcvideo
git remote add uvcvideo git://linuxtv.org/pinchartl/uvcvideo.git
git remote update
git checkout -b uvcvideo-master uvcvideo/uvcvideo-nex

But without luck it still not working, and even inside the website it said that for any linux that is newer than 2.6 it should be integrated. This problem is driving me crazy..