Re: [Ekiga-list] Webcam problems with Ekiga 3.0.1

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Bob Williams wrote:
> On Tuesday 21 April 2009 16:55:04 Eugen Dedu wrote:
> > Bob Williams wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 21 April 2009 16:30:03 Eugen Dedu wrote:
> > > > Bob Williams wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday 21 April 2009 15:55:42 Eugen Dedu wrote:
> > > > > > Bob Williams wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm running Ekiga 3.0.1 downloaded and installed from the openSUSE
> > > > > > > repositories. My system is openSUSE 11.1 with the KDE 4.2.2 desktop.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've installed (plugged in) a Logitech Quickcam S5500 webcam, which
> > > > > > > is recognised by the system as a UVC webcam, but Ekiga won't show any
> > > > > > > video.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When I click on the 'Display images from your camera device' I get a
> > > > > > > message window from Ekiga which says
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Error while accessing video device UVC Camera (046d:09a1)
> > > > > > > Your video driver doesn't support the requested video format..."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I thought UVC devices were supposed to work with existing installed
> > > > > > > kernel drivers. What do I need to do to get this camera working with
> > > > > > > Ekiga, please?
> > > > > > Could you send the -d 4 output (see wiki)?
> > > > > ~> ekiga -d 4
> > > > > 2009/04/21 16:23:12.725   0:00.030                        ekiga
> > > > > Version 3.0.1 by  on Unix Linux (2.6.27.21-0.1-default-x86_64) at
> > > > > 2009/4/21 16:23:12.725
> > > > > 2009/04/21 16:23:12.725   0:00.030                        ekiga Ekiga
> > > > > SVN revision: unknown
> > > > > 2009/04/21 16:23:12.726   0:00.031                        ekiga Ekiga
> > > > > registered on D-Bus: org.ekiga.Ekiga
> > > > The output should be much more verbose.  Coud you retry?
> > > Sorry, that's all I get here, i.e. those three lines. Do I need to
> > > install a debug package?
> > No.  It seems that OpenSUSE has compiled without ptrace support, sigh...
> >   Could you send us the configure line used to build ptlib, opal and
> > ekiga official packages in OpenSUSE?
> Can you tell me where to start looking for that information, please. 
> Installation is done by the YaST tool here, so I didin't have to touch the 
> command line.

You should look at their web site, for ekiga/opal/ptlib package, the 
buidling file or something like that.  Debian for ex. has 
http://packages.qa.debian.org/e/ekiga.html

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Eugen