Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

[cooper3351]

I've recently change my operating system to kubuntu 8.10 because windows kept giving me unnecessary hassle. anyway i seem to be having trouble with my logitech quickcam chat webcam. Kopete doesnt seem to want to recognise the hardware.
Can someone help me sort this out.

Cheers,

Luke

[arochester]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

Have you installed libv4l (that starts and ends in l for lemon not 1 before 2)...

[slush1000]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

A few months ago I was trying to fins out why my Quickcam, as well as my BenQ 1500 was not working after moving to Kubuntu 8.10 and learnt that ALL webcams are not working since the SPCA5xx driver is being moved to GSPCA.

I may be a little inaccurate with that information as it was a while ago.

[dibl]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

Down this thread:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3098024.0

[cooper3351]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

this might seem like a pain in the arse since im so new to the whole linux, how to find and install libv4l?

Cheers again

Luke

[dibl]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

Actually, the package name is "libv4l-0".

#11 on the link in my signature provides the general answer.

The specific answer is, open a Konsole window and enter

sudo apt-get install libv4l-0

[cooper3351]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

Thanks guys

Luke

[cooper3351]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

i installed the package and still nothing the webcam is not being recognised, any more pointers?

[dibl]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

Assuming you have the camorama package installed, did you try opening it with

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama

?

It should work.

[cooper3351]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

the program loaded, but when it loaded the screen where you see yourself through the webcam its just black with some distortion

[arochester]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

I keep looking at two bug reports, but it is getting a bit beyond me!!!

Bug #279487: logitech quickcam no longer works in intrepid i386
This said on 9th October: "As I understand part of the driver moved into the libv4l package. This is not yet available for Intrepid, however a PPA version of the package is available at:

https://launchpad.net/~kees/+archive

Could you install libv4l from there and then try launching cheese the following way:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so $(which cheese)

Thanks in advance!!

Bug #287336: Quickcam video too dark

This was made on 22nd October.

I wonder if this is relevant to

the webcam its just black with some distortion

Paging down you come to "small C program to set exposure on V4L2 devices"

[cooper3351]

Re: Help! Newbie to Kubuntu - RE: Logitech Quickcam Chat Webcam

i got the a similar problem when i type the code in the konsole to bring up camorama the picture is way to dark is there a way i can fix this bug? and if there is can someone show me how its done.

thanks