slim 310NB genius webcam

Hello, My machine is a Dell Inspiron 1420,Ubuntu 8.04,my webcam is a genius slim 310NB,
~$ sudo modprobe uvcvideo
~$ lsmod | grep videodev
videodev 29440 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 15492 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_common 18304 2 uvcvideo,videode
~$ lsmod | grep uvc
uvcvideo 58116 0
compat_ioctl32 2304 1 uvcvideo
videodev 29440 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 15492 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_common 18304 2 uvcvideo,videodev
usbcore 146028 6 uvcvideo,hci_usb,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
But I cant get it working,can you help me

Hi jimufa,

Thanks for reporting this. Let's figure out what needs to be improved.
Could you please attach the output of 'lsusb -v', the output of dmesg /after/ the modprobe, the output of uname -a and the contents of /proc/version_signature?
Be sure to attach the results and not copy-paste it.

Thanks.

2008/8/5 janevert <email address hidden>

> Your question #40667 on linux in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/40667
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> janevert requested for more information:
> Hi jimufa

Hi janevert here your recuest
Thanks for your time
when i went to /proc/signature_version
there is nothing to see

Hi jimufa,

It's not signature_version, but version_signature. Did you add any information? I don't see it.
Please add the output of 'lsusb -v', 'uname -a' and 'cat /proc/version_signature'.

I'm currently thinking that your camera does not match the IDs in the uvcvideo driver. The output of lsusb gives the information about your camera. The uname and version_signature allows me to check it.

Ok here is your recuest
El archivo /proc/version_signature ha cambiado en el disco.
It says that it is change in the hard disk, shows nothing
Thanks for your time

jimufa,

From your original report, you're running hardy heron. But then that /proc/version_signature file should be present.

Could you please check the existence of /ec/lsb-release and copy-paste its contents?
Could you please check which kernel you're using? This can be done by typing 'uname -a' in a terminal window (the same one where you did modprobe). Please copy-paste its output. And what does 'dpkg -l linux-image\*' show?

Thanks

Hi,I tray to do everything as you says
milton@milton-laptop:~$ dpkg -l linux-image\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Nombre Versión Descripción
+++-==============-==============-============================================
un linux-image <ninguna> (no hay ninguna descripción disponible)
un linux-image-2. <ninguna> (no hay ninguna descripción disponible)
ii linux-image-2. 2.6.24-19.36 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.24 on
x86
ii linux-image-ge 2.6.24.19.21 Generic Linux kernel image

milton@milton-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux milton-laptop 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 23:41:49 UTC 2008
i686 GNU/Linux

and
There is not /etc/lsb-relese
There is /etc/lsb-base,and inside lsb-base is nothing

Thanks

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

cat /etc/lsb-release

copy and paste result here. Then type:

uname -a

copy and paste result here. Then type:

dpkg -l | grep -i linux-image | grep -i ii

Thank you

Hi Marcobra,thanks for your time
milton@milton-laptop:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.1"

milton@milton-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux milton-laptop 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 23:41:49 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

milton@milton-laptop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i linux-image | grep -i ii
ii linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.36 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.24 on x86
ii linux-image-generic 2.6.24.19.21 Generic Linux kernel image

This camera is not a uvc one, its using the gspca driver, but thats missing the device id.

 gspcav1-20071224

Changes:
  gspca_core.c:
     line {USB_DEVICE(0x0458, 0x7025)}, /* Genius Eye 311Q sn9c120+Mi360 */ was changed to USB_DEVICE(0x0458, 0x702e)}, /* Genius Eye 311Q sn9c120+Mi360 */ and case 0x7025: was changed to case 0x702e:.

    line 3787: change spca50x->sensor = SENSOR_MI0360; to pca50x->sensor = SENSOR_OV7660;.

At the moment the produced image is upsidedown and has some bad quality, but its working...

The gspca driver was changed allready but it does´t work
I still waiting for a solution
Thanks

Maybe you just forgot about the ubuntu module. As ubuntu does ship the gspca driver you will have to remove this one... as the new one is installed into another directory. than do a depmod -ae again. rmmod and modprobe....

Thanks for your time
but I think that I wait to Jean-Baptist
from france who is making easycam
to see if he is able to make my webcam to work
again thanks