Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4054 mails)

[Steve Graegert <graegerts@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/27/06, Mr Jiff <geoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I cannot seem to get anywhere with the pwc driver. Whatever I do I get a
> "Broken Pipe" message. This is SuSE-10 OSS on an Athlon XP2000 system
>
> v4l-conf -c /dev/video1
> v4l-conf: using X11 display :0.0
> dga: version 2.0
> mode: 1280x1024, depth=24, bpp=32, bpl=5120, base=0xd0000000
> can't open /dev/video1: Broken pipe
>
> dmesg has this:
> pwc >> video_open called(vdev = 0xec540260).
> pwc Failed to set LED on/off time.
> pwc type = 740
> pwc >> pwc_allocate_buffers(pdev = 0xec229400)
> pwc Allocated image buffer at f2901000.
> pwc << pwc_allocate_buffers()
> pwc type = 740
> pwc set_video_mode(176x144 @ 10, palette 15).
> pwc decode_size = 1.
> pwc Using alternate setting 1.
> pwc Failed to set video mode QSIF@10 fps; return code = -32
> pwc First attempt at set_video_mode failed.
> pwc set_video_mode(160x120 @ 10, palette 15).
> pwc decode_size = 1.
> pwc Using alternate setting 1.
> pwc Failed to set video mode QSIF@10 fps; return code = -32
> pwc Second attempt at set_video_mode failed.
>
> That -32 is EPIPE (broken pipe)
>
> /dev/video1 is owned by me in the video group and is a logitech 4000 Pro.
>
> The latest driver from Saillard.org doesn't change this problem
>
> Has anybody had this problem and found a cure? I cannot find anything that
> helps on this list's archives, or by googling

Geoff,

Is the device you're using connected to an USB hub?  If so, try without.

	\Steve

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