webcamd and webcams under 8.1-rel

[beni brinckman]

On Saturday 07 August 2010 10:23:11 Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> On Friday 06 August 2010 16:00:28 beni brinckman wrote:
> > On Friday 06 August 2010 15:45:41 Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> > > On Friday 06 August 2010 15:47:41 beni brinckman wrote:
> > > > pwcview is installed.
> > > > This is the result with the V-uap cam :
> > > > 
> > > > [beni at bsdaddict] /usr/home/beni# pwcview
> > > > Webcam set to: 320x240 (sif) at 5 fps
> > > > Failed to create yuvoverlay: Can't use YUV data on non 16/24/32 bit
> > > > surfaces
> > > 
> > > Try to chown /dev/videoX instead of running pwcview like root.
> > > 
> > > --HPS
> > 
> > Changed the owner of /dev/video0. Now I'm getting this (as normal user):
> > 
> > [beni at bsdaddict /usr/home/beni]$ pwcview
> > Webcam set to: 320x240 (sif) at 5 fps
> > Warning short read, got only 3066 of 115200 bytes
> > Warning short read, got only 25550 of 115200 bytes
> > Warning short read, got only 25550 of 115200 bytes
> > Warning short read, got only 25550 of 115200 bytes
> > Warning short read, got only 25550 of 115200 bytes
> > Warning short read, got only 25550 of 115200 bytes
> > Warning short read, got only 25550 of 115200 bytes
> > 
> > And this message goes on and on. I get a new pwcview window on the
> > desktop with a billiard green color but still no image.
> > But it is already more than before !
> > 
> > With the Creative webcam5 still nothing. So I guess i will have to
> > abandon that one and stick with the Logitech.
> 
> Try installing a newer version of libv4l. Or try a different mode:
> 
> pwcview -s vga
> 
> --HPS

This is what I get with pwcview -s vga :

[beni at bsdaddict /usr/home/beni]$ pwcview -s vga
Webcam set to: 640x480 (vga) at 5 fps
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 29638 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 29638 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 29638 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 29638 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 30660 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 29638 of 460800 bytes
Warning short read, got only 29638 of 460800 bytes

This warning goes on and on and my pwcview window stays green.
I'm using libv4l-0.6.4 now.
-- 
Beni.