Logitech Quickcam IM

The spca5xx module for this cam in Mepis 6 Final is wrong. To fix this go to here: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html select Debian, at the deb site download module-assistant and spca5xx source. Architecture All for both.

You will also require kernel headers and linux restricted modules installed, for your specific kernel. These can be obtained via synaptic or apt-get.

You may also need to install build-essential and gcc-3.4 check if you have these with either synaptic or apt-get. (my apologies to anyone who has had problems because of this oversight.)

Install module-assistant prior to installing spca5xx-source. SPCA5xx-source will be installed to /usr/src as spca5xx-source.tar.bz2. Open Filemanager Superuser and navigate to /usr/src open spca5xx package,(left click) then open modules and copy the spca5xx folder to your /home/'username' directory. Close Filemanager Superuser open your /home/'username' directory navigate to the spca5xx folder(directory) and open. Then using the icon at the top of Konqueror(filemanager), open console, this opens console in the current directory.

At the prompt in console: make clean
make
su
make install

If all went well modprobe spca5xx (camlight should come on if all is correct)
you can ensure module is loaded after modprobe by doing lsmod and looking for videodev and spca5xx

You may also check if spca5xx is right for your cam by doing an lsusb in console and noting:

ID 046d:08a6 or something similar then check it here: http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

Good Luck
:)

Well done armacot. :) After reading armacot's last post I checked the site and sure enough I had failed to read correctly, shame on me! However i downloaded for kernel up from 2.6.11 : gspcav1-20060925.tar.gz, as iam running 2.617.13. Although I had no apparrent issues with the spca5xx in this kernel, I did a modprobe -r spca5xx and installed the gspcav1 driver. Again my cam worked fine, I would however use the gspca1 driver for kernels above 2.6.11 unless it failed to work or caused other issues.

Thank you armacot. :D

Dear friends, my name is Armando, I'm from Naples (Italy) and I'm a Linux newcomer.
I've got a Logitech QuickCam (0x46d:0x92f) that doesn't seem to work in Mepis; I followed the directions given in this thread but it still doesn't work.
Have you got any suggestion?
Thank you in advance :-)

armacot

[mepnoob2005]

Type lsmod into konsole,hit enter,and paste the results here.Also type lsusb into konsole,hit enter, and paste the results here too.

[mepnoob2005]

Type lsmod into konsole,hit enter,and paste the results here.Also type lsusb into konsole,hit enter, and paste the results here too.

Originally Posted by mepnoob2005

Type lsmod into konsole,hit enter,and paste the results here.Also type lsusb into konsole,hit enter, and paste the results here too.

Thanks for your kindness. Here's the lsmod result:

Module         Size Used by
nls_cp437        5888 1
binfmt_misc      11144 1
ppdev          8452 0
capifs         5896 1
video         16260 0
thermal        13576 0
tc1100_wmi       6916 0
sony_acpi        5644 0
pcc_acpi        12416 0
hotkey         11556 0
fan           4868 0
dev_acpi        11140 0
container        4608 0
button         6672 0
acpi_sbs        19980 0
battery         9988 1 acpi_sbs
i2c_acpi_ec       5120 1 acpi_sbs
ac           5252 1 acpi_sbs
ipt_limit        2432 2
ipt_state        2048 66
ipt_LOG         6016 2
ipt_REJECT       5248 2
ip_conntrack_ftp    7280 0
ip_conntrack_irc    6640 0
ip_conntrack      47148 3 ipt_state,ip_conntrack_ftp,ip_conntrack_irc
nfnetlink        6296 1 ip_conntrack
ndiswrapper      156628 0
cpufreq_userspace    4440 0
cpufreq_powersave    1920 0
cpufreq_ondemand    6172 0
p4_clockmod       4876 0
speedstep_lib      4228 1 p4_clockmod
freq_table       4484 1 p4_clockmod
processor       23360 1 thermal
af_packet       21000 2
dm_mod         52152 0
md_mod         64084 0
yenta_socket      25740 0
rsrc_nonstatic     12288 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia         36668 0
pcmcia_core      38672 3 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,pcmcia
snd_usb_audio     72512 2
snd_usb_lib      14848 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi      23328 1 snd_usb_lib
snd_seq_device     8204 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_hwdep        8864 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_intel8x0      30620 2
snd_ac97_codec     83360 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus      2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss      46368 0
snd_mixer_oss     16896 3 snd_pcm_oss
parport_pc       32708 1
lp           10820 0
snd_pcm        79880 4 snd_usb_audio,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pc
m_oss
snd_timer       22660 1 snd_pcm
parport        32968 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
snd          50276 14 snd_usb_audio,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_hw
dep,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore        9568 3 snd
snd_page_alloc     10248 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
floppy         55620 0
bt878          9912 0
bcm5700        134636 0
psmouse        32772 0
tuner         36900 0
tda9887        14352 0
bttv         152528 1 bt878
video_buf       20356 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit      8584 1 bttv
v4l2_common       5888 1 bttv
btcx_risc        4744 1 bttv
tveeprom        14096 1 bttv
i2c_core        19984 6 i2c_acpi_ec,tuner,tda9887,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tvee                                                 prom
tg3          90628 0
videodev        9344 1 bttv
pcspkr         2052 0
rtc          12468 0
serio_raw        6916 0
sworks_agp       8864 0
amd_k7_agp       8204 0
ali_agp         6656 0
sis_agp         8452 0
ati_agp         8332 0
nvidia_agp       7964 0
via_agp         9600 0
intel_agp       21276 1
agpgart        31816 8 sworks_agp,amd_k7_agp,ali_agp,sis_agp,ati_agp,nv                                                 idia_agp,via_agp,intel_agp
uhci_hcd        29328 0
shpchp         40384 0
pci_hotplug      26164 1 shpchp
evdev          9088 1

and the lsusb's:

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0556:0001 Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd AK5370 I/F A/D Converter
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05e3:0606 Genesys Logic, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 059f:0651 LaCie, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:092f Logitech, Inc.

Excuse me for my ignorance... I'm trying to learn :)

Originally Posted by mepnoob2005

Type lsmod into konsole,hit enter,and paste the results here.Also type lsusb into konsole,hit enter, and paste the results here too.

Thanks for your kindness. Here's the lsmod result:

Module         Size Used by
nls_cp437        5888 1
binfmt_misc      11144 1
ppdev          8452 0
capifs         5896 1
video         16260 0
thermal        13576 0
tc1100_wmi       6916 0
sony_acpi        5644 0
pcc_acpi        12416 0
hotkey         11556 0
fan           4868 0
dev_acpi        11140 0
container        4608 0
button         6672 0
acpi_sbs        19980 0
battery         9988 1 acpi_sbs
i2c_acpi_ec       5120 1 acpi_sbs
ac           5252 1 acpi_sbs
ipt_limit        2432 2
ipt_state        2048 66
ipt_LOG         6016 2
ipt_REJECT       5248 2
ip_conntrack_ftp    7280 0
ip_conntrack_irc    6640 0
ip_conntrack      47148 3 ipt_state,ip_conntrack_ftp,ip_conntrack_irc
nfnetlink        6296 1 ip_conntrack
ndiswrapper      156628 0
cpufreq_userspace    4440 0
cpufreq_powersave    1920 0
cpufreq_ondemand    6172 0
p4_clockmod       4876 0
speedstep_lib      4228 1 p4_clockmod
freq_table       4484 1 p4_clockmod
processor       23360 1 thermal
af_packet       21000 2
dm_mod         52152 0
md_mod         64084 0
yenta_socket      25740 0
rsrc_nonstatic     12288 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia         36668 0
pcmcia_core      38672 3 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,pcmcia
snd_usb_audio     72512 2
snd_usb_lib      14848 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi      23328 1 snd_usb_lib
snd_seq_device     8204 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_hwdep        8864 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_intel8x0      30620 2
snd_ac97_codec     83360 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus      2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss      46368 0
snd_mixer_oss     16896 3 snd_pcm_oss
parport_pc       32708 1
lp           10820 0
snd_pcm        79880 4 snd_usb_audio,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pc
m_oss
snd_timer       22660 1 snd_pcm
parport        32968 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
snd          50276 14 snd_usb_audio,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_hw
dep,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore        9568 3 snd
snd_page_alloc     10248 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
floppy         55620 0
bt878          9912 0
bcm5700        134636 0
psmouse        32772 0
tuner         36900 0
tda9887        14352 0
bttv         152528 1 bt878
video_buf       20356 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit      8584 1 bttv
v4l2_common       5888 1 bttv
btcx_risc        4744 1 bttv
tveeprom        14096 1 bttv
i2c_core        19984 6 i2c_acpi_ec,tuner,tda9887,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tvee                                                 prom
tg3          90628 0
videodev        9344 1 bttv
pcspkr         2052 0
rtc          12468 0
serio_raw        6916 0
sworks_agp       8864 0
amd_k7_agp       8204 0
ali_agp         6656 0
sis_agp         8452 0
ati_agp         8332 0
nvidia_agp       7964 0
via_agp         9600 0
intel_agp       21276 1
agpgart        31816 8 sworks_agp,amd_k7_agp,ali_agp,sis_agp,ati_agp,nv                                                 idia_agp,via_agp,intel_agp
uhci_hcd        29328 0
shpchp         40384 0
pci_hotplug      26164 1 shpchp
evdev          9088 1

and the lsusb's:

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0556:0001 Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd AK5370 I/F A/D Converter
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05e3:0606 Genesys Logic, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 059f:0651 LaCie, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:092f Logitech, Inc.

Excuse me for my ignorance... I'm trying to learn :)

[mepnoob2005]

Well I see that the webcam is seen at device #005.Did you install module-assistant from synaptic prior to trying the debian spca5xx driver?Maybe the ubuntu driver would work better for 6.0 instead of the debian one.

[mepnoob2005]

Well I see that the webcam is seen at device #005.Did you install module-assistant from synaptic prior to trying the debian spca5xx driver?Maybe the ubuntu driver would work better for 6.0 instead of the debian one.

I have checked the compatability chart for your cam and it is listed.

The spca5xx module is not loaded according to your lsmod, so try
modprobe spca5xx you will need to do this as root.
su
password
modprobe spca5xx

I have checked the compatability chart for your cam and it is listed.

The spca5xx module is not loaded according to your lsmod, so try
modprobe spca5xx you will need to do this as root.
su
password
modprobe spca5xx