new usb cam not detected

Asif Iqbal vadud3 at gmail.com
Sat Aug 8 02:09:08 UTC 2009


(root)@example:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1b3b:2936 iPassion Technology Inc. PC
Camera/WebCam controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

(root)@example:~# tail -f /var/log/messages
Aug  7 22:02:30 ghar-iqbala kernel: [170486.024079] usb 2-1: new full
speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Aug  7 22:02:31 ghar-iqbala kernel: [170486.231758] usb 2-1:
configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

(root)@example:~# luvcview
luvcview 0.2.4

SDL information:
  Video driver: x11
  A window manager is available
Device information:
  Device path:  /dev/video0
ERROR opening V4L interface: No such file or directory

Any help getting this webcam working would be appreciated.


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Asif Iqbal
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