From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id mA3Iw840031189 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:58:08 -0500 Received: from smtp2.versatel.nl (smtp2.versatel.nl [62.58.50.89]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id mA3Iw63T015898 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:58:07 -0500 Message-ID: <490F4ABB.1050608@hhs.nl> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:02:19 +0100 From: Hans de Goede MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Colin Brace References: <490F2730.9090703@lim.nl> In-Reply-To: <490F2730.9090703@lim.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: video4linux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: xawtv 'webcam' & uvcvideo webcam: ioctl error List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com List-ID: Colin Brace wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to get the 'webcam' utility of xwatv working with my uvcvide > webcam, a Creative Optia. My Fedora 9 system recognizes the webcam fine; > here is the dmesg line: > > uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Live! Cam Optia (041e:4057) > > The webcam works with apps like Skype. > > I'd like to configure it to upload images periodically to my website > using the xawtv 'webcam' utility. I create ~/.webcamrc as indicated in > the man page, but when I run it, it return an error message: > > $ webcam > reading config file: /home/colin/.webcamrc > video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr > grabber config: > size 320x240 [16 bit YUV 4:2:2 (packed, YUYV)] > input Camera 1, norm (null), jpeg quality 75 > rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320 > write config [ftp]: > local transfer ~/Desktop/uploading.jpeg => ~/Desktop/webcam.jpeg > ioctl: VIDIOC_DQBUF(index=0;type=VIDEO_CAPTURE;bytesused=0;flags=0x0 > [];field=ANY;;timecode.type=0;timecode.flags=0;timecode.frames=0;timecode.seconds=0;timecode.minutes=0;timecode.hours=0;timecode.userbits="";sequence=0;memory=unknown): > Invalid argument > capturing image failed > > Any ideas what is going wrong here? I think I do, xawtv contains a few v4l2 handling bugs. This patch fixes them and most likely fixes your issue: http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/devel/xawtv/xawtv-3.95-fixes.patch?revision=1.1 Regards, Hans > > TIA > -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list