On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:12:12 -0600 Michael Miles <mmamiga6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:48:24 -0600 Bob Goodwin > > <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> On 11/12/10 12:01, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >> > >>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:04:23 -0600 Bob Goodwin > >>> <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 10/12/10 05:38, Tim Waugh wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 04:43 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Where do I look for more level adjustments? > >>>>>> > >>>>> I've found that ekiga has a "whiteness" adjustment control which has had > >>>>> good results for me. It does seem that getting this right automatically > >>>>> isn't working quite right. > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm using this: > >>>>> ID 041e:4053 Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam Video IM > >>>>> > >>>>> Tim. > >>>>> */ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> The thread here inflamed my secret desire for having an ancient > >>> low-cost camera work with linux again. This has only previously worked > >>> with windoze and i gave up after several weeks of trying to do this. > >>> Anyway, here is the output of lsusb: > >>> > >>> Bus 004 Device 003: ID 041e:401b Creative Technology, Ltd > >>> > >>> I installed ekiga, and am lost as to what to do with it. I type: > >>> > >>> ekiga > >>> > >>> and the terminal just stares back at me. > >>> > >>> I tried > >>> > >>> ekiga-helper > >>> > >>> and the terminal prompt came back after around 12-13 seconds. The only > >>> command starting with ekiga that I did not try was ekiga-config-tool > >>> and it was screaming not to left out of the fun, so I did the following: > >>> > >>> ekiga-config-tool > >>> > >>> Usage: ekiga-config-tool OPTION > >>> Fixes problems with the Ekiga settings > >>> > >>> --clean remove all user settings > >>> --install-schemas install schemas with default settings (run as root) > >>> --clean-schemas remove schemas with default settings (run as root) > >>> --fix-permissions fix permissions of GConf repository (run as root) > >>> > >>> I tried the last two, to no avail. > >>> > >>> Any suggestions? I looked around at the ekiga wiki/manual: nothing good > >>> came out of that either. At least the parts that I looked at were for > >>> people who were already running ekiga: not dumb enough to get stopped > >>> at the first prompt.... > >>> > >>> I am not wedded to ekiga, only to something that might work with my > >>> webcam (and there is no reason to believe that that might happen also). > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> Ranjan > >>> > >> guvcview [yum] looks like a good bet. It's working with this > >> old, inexpensive Logitech camera which in the past functioned > >> only with Windows! Ekiga probably would work but like you I > >> gave up on it since I was getting off on a tangent configuring > >> it when what I was really interested in was just the video > >> settings for the webcam. > >> > >> Good luck. > >> > >> Bob > >> > > Ok, thanks, Bob! However no such luck: I get the following. > > > > guvcview > > guvcview 1.4.2 > > Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory > > Cannot connect to server socket > > jack server is not running or cannot be started > > video device: /dev/video0 > > opening '/sys/class/video4linux' failed: Error opening directory '/sys/class/video4linux': No such file or directory > > Unable to detect devices on your system > > ERROR opening V4L interface: No such file or directory > > Init video returned -1 > > Segmentation fault > > > > Is there some rpm that I am missing? > > > > Best wisehs, > > Ranjan > > > > > Video4linux is the rpm you are missing > On F12 I use Video4Linux device preferences which can be installed via > add/remove software or yum > It has the desired brightness and contrast settings that you need There is such an rpm in F14? sudo yum list \*ideo\* Available Packages gallery2-flashvideo.noarch 2.3.1-2.fc14 fedora gnome-video-effects.noarch 0.1.0-1.fc14 fedora mythvideo.x86_64 0.24-2.fc14 rpmfusion-free-updates oggvideotools.x86_64 0.8-2.fc14 fedora perl-Class-InsideOut.noarch 1.10-2.fc14 fedora perl-MooseX-InsideOut.noarch 0.105-1.fc14 updates perl-Object-InsideOut.noarch 3.56-3.fc14 fedora videodog.x86_64 0.31-8.fc12 fedora Ranjan -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
