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tuxitop
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 Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:49 am Post subject: [SOLVED] kernel driver for Dell Inspiron 1545 camera |
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Hi,
I'm trying to configure my kernel to recognize the integrated webcam on my laptop, but I didn't have any success so far. I have enabled the following configs in my kernel:
| Code: | Device Drivers -->
Multimedia support -->
[*] Camera/video grabbers support
[*] Media Controller API
[*] V4L2 sub-device userspace API
[*] Media USB Adapters -->
<*> USB Video Class (UVC)
[*] UVC input events device support |
Here is my lsusb output:
| Code: | Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 09da:000a A4Tech Co., Ltd. Optical Mouse Opto 510D / OP-620D
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05ca:180a Ricoh Co., Ltd <<<--- This is the Webcam
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 413c:8160 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 365 Bluetooth
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 413c:8162 Dell Computer Corp. Integrated Touchpad [Synaptics]
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 413c:8161 Dell Computer Corp. Integrated Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub |
this is what I get when I try to run guvcview:
| Code: | video device: /dev/video0
unable to detect video devices on your system (0)
ERROR opening V4L interface: No such file or directory
Init video returned -1
VIDIOC_REQBUFS - Failed to delete buffers: Inappropriate ioctl for device (errno 25)
cleaned allocations - 100%
Closing portaudio ...OK
Terminated. |
I'm sure that it will work without any external drivers because I was able to use the camera in Arch Linux without installing anything. but there is probably an in kernel driver that I haven't enabled. any suggestions?
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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boot up arch-linux
lsmod / check wahts in their kernel / whats loaded for your webcam |
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spectromas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Can you please post here if you find the solution? I was just about to let you know the answer but it seems mine isn't working now either. I don't remember making any changes to that section in the kernel and it used to work for me but something's not right now. |
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tuxitop
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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I can't figure it out. I don't have arch available now. I removed it right after installing gentoo. 
but I had an old live CD of Ubuntu, and I tested my webcam with it and it worked flawlessly. Here's the output of lsmod in live Ubuntu:
| Code: | Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 6599 1
vboxnetadp 6614 0
vboxnetflt 18657 0
vboxdrv 214831 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
rfcomm 33811 4
parport_pc 26058 0
sco 7998 2
ppdev 5556 0
bnep 9542 2
dm_crypt 11385 0
l2cap 37008 16 rfcomm,bnep
snd_hda_codec_idt 54887 1
snd_hda_intel 22107 2
btusb 10969 2
snd_hda_codec 87552 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
bluetooth 50500 9 rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb
snd_hwdep 5040 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 71475 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi 4588 0
snd_rawmidi 17783 1 snd_seq_midi
uvcvideo 55847 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6047 1 snd_seq_midi
videodev 43098 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 13359 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_seq 47174 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
arc4 1165 2
snd_timer 19067 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 5744 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
b43 168681 0
joydev 8767 0
snd 49038 13 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
dell_wmi_aio 1733 0
mac80211 231541 1 b43
dell_laptop 5730 0
psmouse 59033 0
soundcore 880 1 snd
cfg80211 144470 2 b43,mac80211
dcdbas 5402 1 dell_laptop
lp 7342 0
snd_page_alloc 7120 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
serio_raw 4022 0
dell_wmi 2852 0
led_class 2633 1 b43
parport 31492 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
squashfs 25209 1
aufs 152358 5137
nls_cp437 4931 1
isofs 30022 1
dm_raid45 81721 0
xor 15136 1 dm_raid45
hid_a4tech 2018 0
usbhid 36882 0
hid 67742 2 hid_a4tech,usbhid
i915 294989 5
drm_kms_helper 30200 1 i915
drm 168092 5 i915,drm_kms_helper
sky2 45127 0
intel_agp 26694 2 i915
usb_storage 40172 0
ssb 39288 1 b43
i2c_algo_bit 5168 1 i915
video 18712 1 i915
output 1883 1 video
agpgart 32011 2 drm,intel_agp |
To me, it seems like everything that I have already compiled. only that I couldn't find "videodev" and "v4l1_compat" but they seem to be dependencies of "uvcvideo", so they should have been compiled already. This is really getting odd.
I am going to test selecting every related driver, to see if it's going to work at all! then if there were any luck, I'll just disable them one by one to see which driver is the right one. This is going to take a lot. |
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spectromas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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I managed to get mine working:
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--- Multimedia support
*** Multimedia core support ***
[*] Cameras/video grabbers support
*** Media drivers ***
[*] Media USB Adapters --->
<M> USB Video Class (UVC)
[*] UVC input events device support
<M> GSPCA based webcams --->
[*] Autoselect ancillary drivers (tuners, sensors, i2c, frontends)
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Not sure how much of that is needed but unless there is something in a different section that has an effect then this is all you need. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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spectromas,
Google suggets that you need firmware too but its not clear.
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tuxitop
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| spectromas wrote: | I managed to get mine working:
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--- Multimedia support
*** Multimedia core support ***
[*] Cameras/video grabbers support
*** Media drivers ***
[*] Media USB Adapters --->
<M> USB Video Class (UVC)
[*] UVC input events device support
<M> GSPCA based webcams --->
[*] Autoselect ancillary drivers (tuners, sensors, i2c, frontends)
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Not sure how much of that is needed but unless there is something in a different section that has an effect then this is all you need. |
Thanks. That actually worked, although "GSPCA" was not also needed. the problem was that I hadn't selected it as a module. You saved me from a long day of trial and error!  |
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