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Failure in installing driver 4 webcam

Asked by passionguy

I m using Gutsy. My issue is only with webcam right now. I am satisfied with Ubuntu in everything aspect except this.

I checked my camera & found that it has a Microdia chipset. I found EasyCam2 as solution but it was stated that EasyCam2 was for Hardy but i tried for Gutsy. I succesfully installed EasyCam2 & i was able 2 find my cam in the USB list. Then i went 2 the step of installing driver but it failed. I hope someone can help me to fix the issue.

Thousands of thanx 2 my Ubuntu friends.......

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#1

To properly identify your webcam, would you please post the relevant output of 'lspci'.

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#2

Sorry, my mistake ... not 'lspci' but rather 'lsusb' with the camera plugged in.

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passionguy (fayazahmedj) said : 		#3

Heres the result:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:627b Microdia
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#4

Of the 17 Microdia cameras listed with Michel Xhaard (the man who writes all the Linux webcam drivers), the 627b is not listed.
All the listed Microdia cameras run with either the spca5xx or the spca5xx/LE drivers.

Here is the download link if you would like to try these: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html

There is further information about Microdia drivers here: http://groups.google.com/group/microdia

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passionguy (fayazahmedj) said : 		#5

I found this link & it has drivers has 4 my webcam:

https://groups.google.com/group/microdia/web/testing-microdia-driver-draft?pli=1

I dun know how to go ahead.....

Need ur help friends....

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#6

All the instructions for installing a microdia driver are at the microdia URL I gave you.

I guess that you are fairly new to Linux and I understand that the instructions relate to something that you have never done before. It is a rather ambitious undertaking.

Perhaps you can contact your local linux user group to seek help. Just type LUG into the search bar of your browser.
This really needs someone within easy reach to guide you.

Alternatively, you could get another make of webcam - ask first to check compatibility with Linux.

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passionguy (fayazahmedj) said : 		#7

Thanks 4 ur effort