Dear List, I am having some very strange problems - probably something related to configuration - with a logitech usb quickcam. First of all, Skype does not show any video. When trying to visualize the video, skype quits and the following error message is shown: ----------- Skype V4L: Failed to query capabilities: Invalid argument Starting the process... Skype Xv: Xv ports available: 64 Skype XShm: XShm support enabled Skype Xv: Using Xv port 275 Skype Xv: No suitable overlay format found --------- Now when I try ---------- mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=352:height=288:device=/dev/video0 ---------- (note: v4l, not v4l2) I get: ----------------- Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory Can't init input joystick mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. unable to open '/dev/video0': Cannot allocate memory ------------------- Only after I change the permission of the video device with ------------- chmod a+x+r /dev/video0 ------------- Mplayer is able to show the video. Every time I access the video device with some program (tried skype and kopete - which does not work either), afterwards I have to do "chmod" in order to get mplayer working again. .. even after doing the "chmod" command, skype (or kopete) does not work. There is something completely skewed in my system..!! (but what!?).. and the strangest thing is that at one moment the camera was working with kopete (!).. The problems started after I installed an nvidia graphics card. I added the output of dmesg and lspci in the end of this message. Please help! Sampsa ----------------------------- dmesg | grep "gspcav1" /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(ZC3XX) /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_probe:3983] Camera type JPEG /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/Vimicro/zc3xx.h: [zc3xx_config:515] Sensor ID:7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/Vimicro/zc3xx.h: [zc3xx_config:597] Find Sensor HV7131R(c) /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_getcapability:1189] maxw 640 maxh 480 minw 176 minh 144 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: gspca driver 01.00.12 registered /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(ZC3XX) /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_probe:3983] Camera type JPEG /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/Vimicro/zc3xx.h: [zc3xx_config:515] Sensor ID:7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/Vimicro/zc3xx.h: [zc3xx_config:597] Find Sensor HV7131R(c) /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_getcapability:1189] maxw 640 maxh 480 minw 176 minh 144 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 6 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 6 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 6 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_set_light_freq:1858] Sensor currently not support light frequency banding filters. /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 7 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [gspca_set_isoc_ep:881] ISO EndPoint found 0x81 AlternateSet 6 ------------------------- lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 671MX 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS968 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 01) 00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01) 00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 02) 00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA Controller / IDE mode (rev 03) 00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge 00:0f.0 Audio device: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Azalia Audio Controller 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 LE] (rev a1) ------------------ dmesg | grep -i "usb" usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs usbcore: registered new interface driver hub usbcore: registered new device driver usb ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver ohci_hcd 0000:00:03.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 usb usb1: new device found, idVendor=0000, idProduct=0000 usb usb1: new device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 usb usb1: Product: OHCI Host Controller usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default ohci_hcd usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:03.0 usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found ehci_hcd 0000:00:03.3: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2 ehci_hcd 0000:00:03.3: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004 usb usb2: new device found, idVendor=0000, idProduct=0000 usb usb2: new device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default ehci_hcd usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:03.3 usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found ohci_hcd 0000:00:03.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3 usb usb3: new device found, idVendor=0000, idProduct=0000 usb usb3: new device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 usb usb3: Product: OHCI Host Controller usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default ohci_hcd usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:03.1 usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 usb 2-1: new device found, idVendor=1058, idProduct=1001 usb 2-1: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1: Product: External HDD usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Western Digital usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 574341505730303338313539 usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 usb 2-4: new device found, idVendor=058f, idProduct=6362 usb 2-4: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-4: Product: Mass Storage Device usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Generic usb 2-4: SerialNumber: 058F312D81B1 usb 2-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb 3-1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2 usb 3-1: new device found, idVendor=195d, idProduct=7777 usb 3-1: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 3-1: Product: Powerful Receiver usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Itron usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2 usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=08da usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb 1-4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 usb 1-4: new device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=0a0c usb 1-4: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 1-4: Product: Logitech USB Headset usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Logitech usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(ZC3XX) Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usbcore: registered new interface driver gspca usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev drivers/media/video/usbvideo/quickcam_messenger.c: Logitech Quickcam Messenger USB v0.01 usb-storage: device found at 2 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb-storage: device found at 5 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Itron Powerful Receiver] on usb-0000:00:03.1-1 input: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Itron Powerful Receiver] on usb-0000:00:03.1-1 usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio usbcore: registered new interface driver QCM input: Logitech Logitech USB Headset as /class/input/input5 input: USB HID v1.00 Device [Logitech Logitech USB Headset] on usb-0000:00:03.0-4 usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver usbcore: registered new interface driver spca5xx /usr/src/packages/BUILD/spca5xx-20060501/obj/default/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver 00.60.00 registered usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage USB Mass Storage support registered. scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access Generic USB SD Reader 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 scsi 5:0:0:1: Direct-Access Generic USB CF Reader 1.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 sdb:<5>scsi 5:0:0:2: Direct-Access Generic USB SM Reader 1.02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 usb-storage: device scan complete scsi 5:0:0:3: Direct-Access Generic USB MS Reader 1.03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 usb-storage: device scan complete usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2 usb 3-4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 usb 3-4: new device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=08da usb 3-4: new device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 usb 3-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(ZC3XX) /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20070110/obj/default/gspca_core.c: init isoc: usb_submit_urb(0) ret -28 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org