Feature changed by: Lee Matheson (oldcpu) Feature #305112, revision 33 Title: Add webcam configuration module for yast openSUSE-11.1: Rejected by Stephan Kulow (coolo) reject date: 2008-07-29 10:34:17 reject reason: we do no people left for this. But yast is open source Priority Requester: Desirable openSUSE-11.2: Rejected by Stephan Kulow (coolo) reject date: 2009-08-12 10:57:38 reject reason: no volunteer Priority Requester: Desirable Projectmanager: Desirable openSUSE-11.3: Evaluation Priority Requester: Desirable Projectmanager: Desirable Requested by: Michael Löffler (michl19) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Webcam is configured automatically. But for users having trouble with configuration a webcam configuration module would be useful. See also bug #359729 Relations: - USB Webcam in Yast (novell/bugzilla/id: 359729) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359729 Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users in trouble with webcam configuration need a webcam configuration possibility in YaST. As the usage of webcams is rising, eg. through instant messanger this feature request adresses more and more users Discussion: #1: andrea florio (anubisg1) (2008-11-18 16:33:45) indeed, may be usefull to suggest the correct driver and/or the viewer to use... example uvcvideo webcam works with luvcview but not with camorama or wxcam and so on #2: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-02-09 15:24:22) (reply to #1) en.opensuse.org has several resources on how to write yast modules. If you have concrete ideas what to do, go ahead. The yast team will openly welcome you to help. #3: T. J. Brumfield (enderandrew) (2009-06-13 02:26:22) I think what might help significantly is simply taking the lsusb vendor/device string, and then comparing that to a list automatically, and either loading the correct module, or letting the user know that they need to install a different kernel/package for that module. #4: Drew Kwashnak (dragonbite) (2009-07-02 19:31:16) In addition to configuring, if able to view the webcam in the configuration module. Otherwise Kopete and Cheese are the easiest ways to see if the webcam is working and brings int the possibility of a bug with that application and the webcam interfering. #8: Daniel FAIVRE (geomaticien) (2009-10-24 07:14:16) (reply to #4) I fully agree with Drew and share the idea that we should have a YaST module with preview instead of the need of luvcview, kopete, or something else just to verify how well the webcam is working or even how dark the room is ! ;-) #5: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-08-12 10:57:26) 42 people voted for this feature, but noone even made a UI? #6: Holger Dyroff (escubar) (2009-08-27 18:11:31) (reply to #5) May it be that the webcams are so nicely recognized automatically in the newest openSUSE version that this YaST Module is not anymore needed? I was thinking to volunteer, but after reading the bug ID above I know have the impression it might be a useless exercise?! Please let me know your ideas ... #7: Dean Hilkewich (deanjo13) (2009-08-27 19:16:21) (reply to #6) I have a bunch of non uvc webcams that disagree with "webcams are so nicely recognized automatically in the newest openSUSE". #9: andrea florio (anubisg1) (2009-10-24 19:49:09) (reply to #5) the problem here is that not everybody are developers.. (like me, i cannot write code) + #10: Lee Matheson (oldcpu) (2009-12-05 13:10:44) + Typically under openSUSE when I plug in a webcam after a new openSUSE + install, I end up running a number of different webcam apps to see if + the webcam works (amsn, cheese ... ) under any ? ... and then if it + does not I end up installing various packages (v4l, packman packaged + gstreamer) and playing with gstreamer-properties (from gnome-media), + and rebuilding apps no longer packaged (such as camorama) with + "rpmbuild --rebuild app.src.rpm" in the hope that evenually I find one + that shows the web cam functions. + A centralized application under YaST makes a lot of sence although it + may take some work reliably, given the half dozen or so different web + cam drivers (where uvc and gscpav are the more common). + Unfotunately, I too am a user with no programming skills. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305112