Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 11:09:59 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Subject: Re: Logitech HD Webcam Pro c910 && webcamd/Skype Message-ID: <201205121109.59379.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <20120512085059.GA2620@tinyCurrent> References: <20120512085059.GA2620@tinyCurrent>
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On Saturday 12 May 2012 10:51:00 Matthias Apitz wrote: > Hello, > > I have with the USB cam Logitech HD Webcam Pro c910 (see: > http://wiki.freebsd.org/WebcamCompat ) different results in my two > netbooks: > > EeePC 900: > > kernel: r226986: Tue Nov 1 2011 > > $ ls -l /dev/vid* > crw-rw---- 1 webcamd webcamd 0x71 12 may 10:21 /dev/video0 > crw-rw---- 1 webcamd webcamd 0x7c 12 may 10:23 /dev/video8 > > $ pkg_info | egrep 'webcam|cuse4|skype|linux_v4l2' > cuse4bsd-kmod-0.1.21_1 Cuse4BSD character device loopback driver for > userspace pwcview-1.4.1_3 The Video4Linux PWC webcam viewer > skype-2.1.0.81,1 P2P VoIP software > webcamd-3.0.0.2 A port of Linux USB webcam and DVB drivers into > userspace > > the above two devices /dev/video[0|8] are shown fine in Skype and both > are working with Skype 2.1.0.81,1; as well both devices work fine with > pwcview; > > Asus Aspire One D250: > > kernel: r214444: Thu Oct 28 2010 > > $ ls -l /dev/vid* > crw-rw-rw- 1 webcamd webcamd 0, 94 12 may 08:10 /dev/video0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 webcamd webcamd 0, 125 12 may 10:34 /dev/video8 > > $ pkg_info | egrep 'webcam|cuse4|skype|linux_v4l2' > cuse4bsd-kmod-0.1.23 Cuse4BSD character device loopback driver for > userspace linux_v4l2wrapper-kmod-1.0_2 Linux compatibility layer - V4L2 > ioctl handler pwcview-1.4.1_3 The Video4Linux PWC webcam viewer > skype-2.0.0.72,1 P2P VoIP software > webcamd-3.2.0.1 A port of Linux USB webcam and DVB drivers into > userspace > > in this netbook in Skype only device /dev/video0 is presented and works; > with pwcview both cam are working, but /dev/video8 says: > > $ pwcview -d /dev/video8 > libv4lconvert: warning more framesizes then I can handle! > libv4lconvert: warning more framesizes then I can handle! > > Any idea why skype is not seeing /dev/video8? Is it worth to debug this > or is it just the older Skype version? > > Btw: the cam Logitech HD Webcam Pro c910 produces the best pictures I > have ever seen; in my company we use this as well for comercial > videoconferencing with Tandberg Movie. > > Thanks > > matthias Have you loaded snd_uaudio on both machines? --HPS
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