Installation Mini Webcam WB-1200p Trust

Asked by Marco

can anyone help me in the installation of this trust webcam? I cannot find any help and I am a Linux-Ubuntu beginner.
Please help me!!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#1

To install the webcam ( you must have an active internet connection ):
1) - We do all from terminal
2) - When the system ask you for password, give your user password, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter

Open a terminal from Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo aptget update; sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install camorama build-essential gspca-source linux-headers-$(uname -r)
cd /usr/src
sudo tar -xjvf gspca-source.tar.bz2
cd /usr/src/modules/gspca/
sudo make
sudo make install
modprobe gspca
camorama

If your cam color are no good open the: /etc/modprobe.d/options file

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options

and add this row at the end of file:
options gspca force_rgb=1

add the module gspca at the end of /etc/modules file, type:

sudo gedit /etc/modules

add a row at the end of file and type:
gspca

Save and exit and reboot your pc reopen Camorama from menu: Applications->Graphics->...

Hope this help

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#2

No way... I tried but it always answer me:

"Errore (camorama)
Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0).
Please check connection"

what can I do? the green led under the cam is OFF...

if it is useful if I type in terminal the command lsusb then it gives:
marco@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye WebCam
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

please help me

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#3

I think you are italian, if so please look at this: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/17019

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#4

Take a look at this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=485790

"installing: Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye WebCam"

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#5

la mia cam non accende nemmeno il led luminoso verde sotto la lente....
camorama mi risponde
"Errore (camorama)
Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0).
Please check connection"

cosa devo fare????
se metto nel terminale lsusb mi riporta:

marco@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye
WebCam
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

davvero non so più cosa tentare, datemi una mano

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#6

Che versione hai di Ubuntu?
Prova a fare questa prova:
- scollega la webcam
- lancia su un terminale il comando dmesg
- collega la webcam
- lancia, su un altro terminale, il comando dmesg
- posta qui sopra le linee che appaiono in piu' nel secondi dmesg

For english speaking people:

Which Ubuntu release?

Please try this:
- disconnect webcam
- launch dmesg command on a terminal window
- connect webcam
- launch dmesg command on ANOTHER terminal window
- post here the lines added in second dmesg output

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#7

[ 2236.835374] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 2237.069363] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 2237.071388] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found. (PAC207)
[ 2237.076565] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: data format set to RGB

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#8

I have Ubuntu Gusty Gibbon (sorry, I forgot to say it before)

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#9

Proviamo questa:

ls -la /dev/video*

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#10

E ancora (con la webcam collegata):

sudo apt-get v4l-conf
sudo v4l-info

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#11

non so se è esattamente quel che dicevi tu... ma qui non cambia nulla

marco@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /dev/video*
crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 2007-11-30 17:20 /dev/video0
marco@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get v4l-conf
E: Operazione non valida v4l-conf
marco@ubuntu:~$ sudo v4l-info
open /dev/video0: Invalid argument

*for English speaking people
don't know if it is exactly what you meant... but nothing happens here

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#12

sudo apt-get v4l-conf -> sudo apt-get install v4l-conf

Ma quanto pare ce l'hai gia' installato in quanto v4l-info parte (anche se con un errore sul device)

Se disconnetti la webcam il file /dev/video0 sparisce?

English: By disconnecting webcam, /dev/video0 disapears or not?

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#13

ho provato a scrivere quel che dicevi ma francamente non ho capito cosa sto facendo nè quello che mi chiedi...
questo è quanto viene nel terminale, scusa la mia ignoranza in materia ma sono ancora nuovo in Ubuntu e in Linux in generale

marco@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get v4l-conf -> sudo apt-get install v4l-conf
E: Operazione non valida v4l-conf

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#14

Scusa ho scritto distrattamente e non sono stato chiaro.
Volevo dire che avresti dovuto scrivere "sudo apt-get install v4l-conf" invece di "sudo apt-get v4l-conf"

Ma e' superfluo visto che il pacchetto era gia' installato.

Riprova a lanciare il comando "ls -la /dev/video*" con la webcam collegata e un'altra volta con la webcam scollegata

Posta anche l'output di questo comando: "lsmod | grep gspca"

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#15

quando la cam è collegata restituisce
marco@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /dev/video*
ls: /dev/video*: Nessun file o directory

e idem quando è scollegata
marco@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /dev/video*
ls: /dev/video*: Nessun file o directory

mettendo nel terminale quel che suggerivi ottengo:
marco@ubuntu:~$ lsmod | grep gspca
gspca 608336 0
videodev 29312 1 gspca
usbcore 138632 4 gspca,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#16

ho riprovato.. ora mi restituisce questo quando è collegata

marco@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /dev/video*
crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 2007-11-30 18:45 /dev/video0

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#17

Please try to add your user to video and audio group:

adduser your_username video
adduser your_username audio

HTH

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#18

Sorry try...
sudo adduser your_username video
sudo adduser your_username audio

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#19

root@ubuntu:~# sudo adduser marco video
L'utente "marco" fa già parte del gruppo "video".
root@ubuntu:~# sudo adduser marco audio
L'utente "marco" fa già parte del gruppo "audio".

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#20

Please try to open your webcam /dev/video0 with Applications->Internet->Ekiga Softphone...

HTH

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#21

dear marcobra,
Ekiga does not recognise my cam, how can I install this cam?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#22

Please try to change the permission of your /dev/video0, open a terminal and type:

sudo chmod 777 /dev/video0

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Marco (uncertomarco) said :
#23

il messaggio continua a essere lo stesso:

"Errore (camorama)
Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0).
Please check connection"

Ma potrei sapere se su qualche sistema operativo diverso da windows questa cam ha mai funzionato?
ho provato ad installarla su una macchina con debian ma il risultato è uguale. Ma perché è tutto così complicato????????

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Francesco Conti (madmoose) said :
#24

Another page you can read about your webcam:

http://giulioganci.netsons.org/2007/01/02/webcam-trust-su-linux/

(parla sempre di gspca.....prova a seguire queste istruzioni....non si sa mai :-)

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#25

"Ma potrei sapere se su qualche sistema operativo diverso da windows questa cam ha mai funzionato?"

Your webcam is recognized as:
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye WebCam

Here https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/17019
there is an italian user that have same webcam as yours:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye WebCam

and he report that it is working on Ubuntu

Hope this help

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igi (e-igi) said :
#26

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0c45:60af Microdia
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:c222 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:c221 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c041 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c223 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

I have trust USB cam (not sure about the model). However, its blue light is working (indicating that the cam is working), however easycam2 doesn't recognize it.

Can you help with this problem?

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