Sony handycam suitable for video via USB? Help needed.

[José Pérez]

El 2020-05-19 21:04, Hans Petter Selasky escribió:
> Try to set another USB configuration value using:
> 
> usbconfig -d X.Y set_config

Hi Hans Petter,
I already did, maybe it was not clear from my first email, sorry
about that.

Here it is again:
# usbconfig -d 2.2 set_config 0
# webcamd -N Sony-HDR-CX240E -S 68C9E05597A9 -M 0
IR NEC protocol handler initialized
IR RC5(x/sz) protocol handler initialized
IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
IR JVC protocol handler initialized
IR Sony protocol handler initialized
IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
IR XMP protocol handler initialized
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded 
successfully
USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
cpia2: V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA2 based cameras v3.0.1
USBVision USB Video Device Driver for Linux : 0.9.11
webcamd: Cannot find USB device
# usbconfig -d 2.2 set_config 1
# webcamd -N Sony-HDR-CX240E -S 68C9E05597A9 -M 0
IR NEC protocol handler initialized
IR RC5(x/sz) protocol handler initialized
IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
IR JVC protocol handler initialized
IR Sony protocol handler initialized
IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
IR XMP protocol handler initialized
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded 
successfully
USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
cpia2: V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA2 based cameras v3.0.1
USBVision USB Video Device Driver for Linux : 0.9.11
webcamd: Cannot find USB device
# usbconfig -d 2.2 set_config 2
# webcamd -N Sony-HDR-CX240E -S 68C9E05597A9 -M 0
IR NEC protocol handler initialized
IR RC5(x/sz) protocol handler initialized
IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
IR JVC protocol handler initialized
IR Sony protocol handler initialized
IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
IR XMP protocol handler initialized
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded 
successfully
USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
cpia2: V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA2 based cameras v3.0.1
USBVision USB Video Device Driver for Linux : 0.9.11
webcamd: Cannot find USB device
# usbconfig -d 2.2 set_config 3
# webcamd -N Sony-HDR-CX240E -S 68C9E05597A9 -M 0
IR NEC protocol handler initialized
IR RC5(x/sz) protocol handler initialized
IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
IR JVC protocol handler initialized
IR Sony protocol handler initialized
IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
IR XMP protocol handler initialized
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded 
successfully
USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
cpia2: V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA2 based cameras v3.0.1
USBVision USB Video Device Driver for Linux : 0.9.11
webcamd: Cannot find USB device
# usbconfig -d 2.2 set_config 4
# webcamd -N Sony-HDR-CX240E -S 68C9E05597A9 -M 0
IR NEC protocol handler initialized
IR RC5(x/sz) protocol handler initialized
IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
IR JVC protocol handler initialized
IR Sony protocol handler initialized
IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
IR XMP protocol handler initialized
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded 
successfully
USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
cpia2: V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA2 based cameras v3.0.1
USBVision USB Video Device Driver for Linux : 0.9.11
webcamd: Cannot find USB device
# usbconfig -d 2.2 set_config 37
# webcamd -N Sony-HDR-CX240E -S 68C9E05597A9 -M 0
IR NEC protocol handler initialized
IR RC5(x/sz) protocol handler initialized
IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
IR JVC protocol handler initialized
IR Sony protocol handler initialized
IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
IR XMP protocol handler initialized
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded 
successfully
USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
cpia2: V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA2 based cameras v3.0.1
USBVision USB Video Device Driver for Linux : 0.9.11
webcamd: Cannot find USB device

There is no difference, always the same error.

Can you get a video stream from a device in MTP mode? I don't
think, maybe a still to videostream driver could? Thank you.

BR,

-- 
José Pérez