Problems using quickcam_messenger on ARM (FYI)

From: Markus Hirschmann
Date: Tue Nov 06 2007 - 12:50:30 EST


Hello Kernel-Developer,

Module quickcam_messenger seems to be broken (tried 2.6.18 and 2.6.22)
on 2 different NSLU2 (ARM). Picture is attached. Same kernel and module can be used without any problems on x86 here. I don't have any ARM device beside the NSLU2, so I cannot check.

The solution was to use Christian Magnusson's quickcam module. Everything worked without any problem. Webcam is:

Bus 003 Device 005: ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger

Best regards and thanks for your work!

Markus

Kernel is:
Linux secure 2.6.18-5-ixp4xx #1 Thu Oct 11 20:42:54 UTC 2007 armv5tel
GNU/Linux

Logs with quickcam_messenger:

Nov 5 13:35:54 secure kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00
Nov 5 13:35:54 secure kernel:
drivers/media/video/usbvideo/quickcam_messenger.c: Logitech Quickcam
Messenger USB v0.01
Nov 5 13:35:54 secure kernel: videodev: "QCM USB Camera" has no release
callback. Please fix your driver for proper sysfs support, see
http://lwn.net/Articles/36850/
Nov 5 13:35:54 secure kernel: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c:
QCM on /dev/video0: canvas=320x240 videosize=320x240
Nov 5 13:35:55 secure kernel: input: QCM button as /class/input/input1
Nov 5 13:35:55 secure kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver QCM
Nov 5 13:35:55 secure kernel: swapped image found
Nov 5 13:35:55 secure kernel: Image loaded to NPE-B Func:0, Rel: 2:1,
Status: 82c00000
Nov 5 13:35:55 secure kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver
snd-usb-audio

Nov 5 13:36:13 secure motion: [0] Processing thread 0 - config file
/etc/motion/motion.conf
Nov 5 13:36:13 secure motion: [1] Thread is from /etc/motion/motion.conf
Nov 5 13:36:13 secure motion: [1] Thread started
Nov 5 13:36:13 secure motion: [1] Failed with YUV420P, trying YUV422
palette: Invalid argument
Nov 5 13:36:13 secure motion: [1] Failed with YUV422, trying RGB24
palette: Invalid argument
Nov 5 13:37:07 secure motion: [1] Motion terminating
Nov 5 13:37:07 secure kernel: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c:
Packet Statistics: Total=54784. Empty=0. Usage=100%%
Nov 5 13:37:07 secure kernel: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c:
Transfer Statistics: Transferred=41MB Usage=78%%
Nov 5 13:37:41 secure motion: [0] Processing thread 0 - config file
/etc/motion/motion.conf
Nov 5 13:37:41 secure motion: [1] Thread is from /etc/motion/motion.conf
Nov 5 13:37:41 secure motion: [1] Thread started
Nov 5 13:37:41 secure motion: [1] Failed with YUV420P, trying YUV422
palette: Invalid argument
Nov 5 13:37:41 secure motion: [1] Failed with YUV422, trying RGB24
palette: Invalid argument
Nov 5 13:37:46 secure motion: [1] sync error in proc 2011: Interrupted
system call
Nov 5 13:37:46 secure motion: [1] Motion terminating
Nov 5 13:37:46 secure kernel: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c:
Packet Statistics: Total=5024. Empty=0. Usage=100%%
Nov 5 13:37:46 secure kernel: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c:
Transfer Statistics: Transferred=3763KB Usage=74%%
Nov 5 13:38:09 secure kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Nov 5 13:38:09 secure kernel: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c:
USB camera disconnected.

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