instructions on how do i install drivers for intergrated webcam

Asked by vatos

i am new to linux , so i need some help on something...
i have the ASUS F3JC laptop , and i have just installed Ubuntu gutsy gibbon 7.10 into it...
i have done all the updates and add/remove , everything works fine exept the integrated camera...
i have searched into forums ech. , and i have downloaded the driver that will make the camera work into the desktop..
i have read the "readme" but , as a newbe i do not understan how am i going to install ( compile ech. ) the driver..

could someone give me instruction on how ?

thank you...

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Pedro Fragoso (ember) said :
#1

What camera is this ? Have you tried taking a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#2

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

lsusb

Copy and paste the result here

Thank you

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#3

Bus 005 Device 003: ID 05e1:0501 Syntek Semiconductor Co., Ltd
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

i have found instructions on the internet , on how to install it , i have folowed them , but i did not have any result...
please help...

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#4

i also cannot make the wireless work...
if you can help me in that too...

thank you...

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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I never compiled this source webcam kernel module... but...

For your 05e1:0501 Syntek Camera please take a look at http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/

http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/index.php?mode=documentation

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo aptget update; sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install wget camorama build-essential gspca-source linux-headers-$(uname -r)

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then type:

cd /usr/src
sudo wget http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/syntekdriver/stk11xx-1.2.1.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvzf stk11xx-1.2.1.tar.gz
cd stk11xx-1.2.1

then read the README file for compile and module load options

To compile the source i suggest you to type something like this:

cd /usr/src/stk11xx-1.2.1
sudo make -f Makefile.standalone driver

Please refer to forum... http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=178178

HTH

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#6

i have made all these , correctly , it hase compile correctly , but , when i open the readme file and i try to do the steps in , when i get to modprobe stk11xx fps=30 , the aswer is FATAL: Module stk11xx not found.

now what ! ?

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#7

ok , after a lot of help , and a lot of tries in the terminal , i have made the camera work , and now i am trying to make the colors right...

the next step is to make the wireless work...

thank you for your help...

if you have anything that will help me for the wireless please help...

thank you again....

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#8

after the first restart the camera again did not work...
i guess , it's because the driver for the camera is not loaded every time you turn on the pc , or because the hole thing waits to plug in a camera , but the camera is integrated so you can not plug it in , it is always plugged in... and we must find a way so the system whenever turned on , to turn the camera on as well..

please advice ! ?

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#9

if you go to /usr/src/stk11xx-1.2.1$
and run sudo modprobe videodev and then sudo insmod stk11xx.ko
then it runs ok...(exept the colors )

how can we integrate these to run every time the computer starts ?

please help...

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#10

i have corrected the color with the color correction filter...

now lets focus on wireless....

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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You must force to load module "stk11xx" at startup by adding a row at the end of file: /etc/modules to add this row, open a terminal and type:

sudo gedit /etc/modules

append a signle row as below:

stk11xx

save and exit

For your module options please open the /etc/modprobe.d/options file

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options

and append your preferred module options: at the end of file, add a row:

options stk11xx ....your options here...

save and exit and restart the pc.

Hope this help

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#12

For wireless please close this question and open new one with wireless related question...
Make a new wireless question is better than continue here on a webcam related thread
I answer you only for webcam and i have no answer for wireless...

Hope this help

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vatos (vatos-p) said :
#13

thank you for your help...