Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000: Difference between revisions

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Usage Information

I tried installing one of these on my core to use as a security camera, using instructions found here. Unfortunately I found that when I viewed the cam in my orbiter, nothing showed up! After consulting a few guides I found that this webcam required an update to the v4l drivers.

This command can be used to test if your system is able to use your webcam:

mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -fps 5

I then used instructions from LinuxTV.org to update the drivers.

Unfortunately I still get the same problem...

I'll update this document further if/when I get time for some further investigation.

note

2011-01-10 I was able to get a Quickcam Pro 9000 to work (which is also a UVC webcam) by doing the following (unsure which of these steps was the magic fix, i'll build another test box tomorrow and establish exactly which it was)

apt-get install uvccapture
apt-get install luvcview
hand edit /etc/motion/thread0.conf and change device line from '/dev/video0' to '/dev/uvcvideo' (note: this was reset to /dev/video0 on next reload, and seems to be working)
running 'motion -s'

cheers -Leigh

note

'2016-04-04'

Thanks to -Leigh, I was able to get Quickcam Pro 9000 working in 14.04 lmce build following steps above. Quick reload did not do the trick. I had to reboot the system.

Thanks - theteju.

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-I tried installing one of these on my core to use as a security camera, using instructions found [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/USB_Surveillance_Camera here]. Unfortunately I found that when I viewed the cam in my orbiter, nothing showed up! After consulting a few guides I found that this webcam required an update to the v4l drivers.
+I tried installing one of these on my core to use as a security camera, using instructions found [[USB_Surveillance_Camera|here]]. Unfortunately I found that when I viewed the cam in my orbiter, nothing showed up! After consulting a few guides I found that this webcam required an update to the v4l drivers.
 This command can be used to test if your system is able to use your webcam:
-mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -fps 5
+ mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -fps 5
-I then used instructions from http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain%2C_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers to update the drivers.
+I then used instructions from [http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain%2C_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers LinuxTV.org] to update the drivers.
 Unfortunately I still get the same problem...
 I'll update this document further if/when I get time for some further investigation.
+=== note ===
+'''2011-01-10'''
+I was able to get a Quickcam Pro 9000 to work (which is also a UVC webcam) by doing the following (unsure which of these steps was the magic fix, i'll build another test box tomorrow and establish exactly which it was)
+* apt-get install uvccapture
+* apt-get install luvcview
+* hand edit /etc/motion/thread0.conf and change device line from '/dev/video0' to '/dev/uvcvideo' (note: this was reset to /dev/video0 on next reload, and seems to be working)
+* running 'motion -s'
+cheers -Leigh
+=== note ===
+'2016-04-04'
+Thanks to -Leigh, I was able to get Quickcam Pro 9000 working in 14.04 lmce build following steps above.
+Quick reload did not do the trick. I had to reboot the system.
+Thanks - theteju.