Hey folks,
I'm trying to get my Quickcam Messenger working on my NSLU2, running Kamikaze 7.09.
I was trying to use the spca5xx_le driver, but it doesn't seem to recognise it.

when i plug the USB camera in, and boot it up, my dmesg shows:
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
and doesn't show anything in /dev/videoX

Anyone got any suggestions?

Cheers,
Steve

Do you use Kamikaze 7.09 with a 2.4 or a 2.6 Kernel?

I would compile latest Trunk by myself and give it a try. 7.09 is already very old and at least I do not remember the bugs there...

You may also take a look here: http://wiki.openwrt.org/webcam

(Last edited by forum2008 on 26 Jan 2008, 19:25)

hi forum2008.
Thanks for a quick response :-)

Here's some points:
~ The NSLU is using the 2.6.21.6 kernel (I think).
~ I'm not really sure what Trunk is, or what it's for?
~ I've been trying everything on the wiki page without success. I've followed the guide on macsat.com (http://www.macsat.com/macsat/content/view/36/30/) But I think thats for White Russian, which as far as I'm aware, isn't compatible with Kamikaze.
~ I've tried using the uvc linux driver, but it wont install the actual package containing the driver, only the uvc-streamer package.

Any more thoughts would be appreciated and I'll try to read up on this Trunk thing.
Cheers,
Steve

Edit:

By using the ipkg list command, i've managed to source and install the spca5xx-le module, and added it to my startup as described in macsats guide. (The cat "spca5xx.ko" >> /etc/modules command)
Now when I plug in the camera, I get the following:
usbcore: registered new interface driver spca5xx
/data/release/ixp4xx-2.6/build_armeb/linux-2.6-ixp4xx/spca5xx-le/spca_core.c: spca5xx driver 00.57.06LE registered
thats all fine and dandy, but it still doesn't seem to detect that it's actually a webcam as the next couple of lines show:
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
I'm quite sure its almost there, but I'm unsure where to go from here.

(Last edited by Steve on 27 Jan 2008, 00:59)

Try kmod-gspca. It works for me with a Quickcam Express.

Hi BlackNight,
Finally got it recognising the camera with the gspca driver
What software do you use to stream?

I've cross-compiled the last version of motion. I'm not sure if it is going to work with Kamikaze 7.09, because I use the svn trunk version of OpenWrt. Anyway, do you want the binaries (I don't have packages)?

yes please, do I just put them in /usr/bin?

Use the following commands:

Edit it for your needs and

Is it working? How many FPS do you get?

(Last edited by BlackNight on 27 Jan 2008, 16:23)

Cheers for that!
After completing those commands, should I restart the Slug?
is it just a case of going to 192.168.1.228:8081 to view the images?

Grr, now I see that you need binaries for ARM. Mine are compiled for mipsel (WL-500GP). Well, try to cross-compile motion and libjpeg using the SDK.

If you would have used a mipsel device, you could have started motion just by running motion, and then you could have opened the stream at router's ip:8081.

Curses, I was hoping that I wouldn't have to cross-compile anything, as I've got no idea how to do it!
When i try to run motion it says "access denied". I presume this has got something to do with the ARM architecture, rather than the mipsel architecture.
hmm...

You need to chmod +x /usr/bin/motion, but it is not going to work. But, of course, you can try running it after that.

/usr/bin/motion: /usr/bin/motion: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Now thats weird.
Do you know where I would start if I wanted to cross-compile it for ARM rather than mipsel?
Sorry for my ignorance, it's all rather new!

anyone?

hi,
i have the same Problem,
i compile the trunk version, when its done you can get an Image from me ... ( if you want :-) )

is this for the NSLU2? :-)

yes i build it for the nslu2
which packages do you need too ?

Just motion for me.
Are you using the GSPCA driver?

sure ! i have compiled it with this driver !
please send me an Emailadress so i mail it to you !
Greetings

fred, do you want to upload the binaries/packages on my server?

sure
send me the login :-)

I can Upload it tomorrow :-)

(Last edited by fred4712 on 30 Jan 2008, 20:45)

I'm the only user and I'm to lazy to modify the confs for multiple, untrusted (no offense) users. If you want, email the files at cosmin at linux-geek.org and tell me if you want a link to your site/blog/whatever or something like that.

(Last edited by BlackNight on 31 Jan 2008, 19:08)

hi @ all
so i compiled a version.
You can download it under the following link
http://www.43gmbh.de/openwrt-nslu2-squashfs.bin
The Ip Adress from the image is
192.168.17.190
Sorry for that ...