Logitech HD Webcam Pro c910 && webcamd/Skype

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On Saturday 12 May 2012 10:51:00 Matthias Apitz wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have with the USB cam Logitech HD Webcam Pro c910 (see:
> http://wiki.freebsd.org/WebcamCompat ) different results in my two
> netbooks:
> 
> EeePC 900:
> 
> kernel: r226986: Tue Nov  1 2011
> 
> $ ls -l /dev/vid*
> crw-rw----  1 webcamd  webcamd  0x71 12 may 10:21 /dev/video0
> crw-rw----  1 webcamd  webcamd  0x7c 12 may 10:23 /dev/video8
> 
> $ pkg_info | egrep 'webcam|cuse4|skype|linux_v4l2'
> cuse4bsd-kmod-0.1.21_1 Cuse4BSD character device loopback driver for
> userspace pwcview-1.4.1_3     The Video4Linux PWC webcam viewer
> skype-2.1.0.81,1    P2P VoIP software
> webcamd-3.0.0.2     A port of Linux USB webcam and DVB drivers into
> userspace
> 
> the above two devices /dev/video[0|8] are shown fine in Skype and both
> are working with Skype 2.1.0.81,1; as well both devices work fine with
> pwcview;
> 
> Asus Aspire One D250:
> 
> kernel: r214444: Thu Oct 28 2010
> 
> $ ls -l /dev/vid*
> crw-rw-rw-  1 webcamd  webcamd    0,  94 12 may 08:10 /dev/video0
> crw-rw-rw-  1 webcamd  webcamd    0, 125 12 may 10:34 /dev/video8
> 
> $ pkg_info | egrep 'webcam|cuse4|skype|linux_v4l2'
> cuse4bsd-kmod-0.1.23 Cuse4BSD character device loopback driver for
> userspace linux_v4l2wrapper-kmod-1.0_2 Linux compatibility layer - V4L2
> ioctl handler pwcview-1.4.1_3     The Video4Linux PWC webcam viewer
> skype-2.0.0.72,1    P2P VoIP software
> webcamd-3.2.0.1     A port of Linux USB webcam and DVB drivers into
> userspace
> 
> in this netbook in Skype only device /dev/video0 is presented and works;
> with pwcview both cam are working, but /dev/video8 says:
> 
> $ pwcview -d /dev/video8
> libv4lconvert: warning more framesizes then I can handle!
> libv4lconvert: warning more framesizes then I can handle!
> 
> Any idea why skype is not seeing /dev/video8? Is it worth to debug this
> or is it just the older Skype version?
> 
> Btw: the cam Logitech HD Webcam Pro c910 produces the best pictures I
> have ever seen; in my company we use this as well for comercial
> videoconferencing with Tandberg Movie.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 	matthias

Have you loaded snd_uaudio on both machines?

--HPS