[opensuse] General openSUSE/Linux Plug & Play Complains
I'm sorry to raise this kind of criticism on openSUSE in particular (being my preferred distribution) and Linux in general, but unfortunately I have no choice. I refer to the problems of yet non-full support of the Plug and Play devices, as happened for example for the last two USB web cams, which I tested both on 11.1 and 11.2 GM. The first cam belongs to the "SONIX SN9C20x bridge" group and this neither presented the slightest of operation, although it is correctly detected by the kernel. The second one belongs to the "UVC group" and it is a video camera with embedded microphone; this is working normally as video device, but fails completely with the audio part. Needless to say that both web cams, work perfectly with Windows XP and Windows Vista, including the audio portion of the integrated microphone. Wonder how many years we (Linux-users) have to wait, until reach the same P&P capabilities? Regards, -- Marco Calistri <amdturion> All the greatest things are simple and can be expressed in a single word: Freedom, Justice, Honor, Duty, Mercy, Hope. -- Winston Churchill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Needless to say that both web cams, work perfectly with Windows XP and Windows Vista, including the audio portion of the integrated microphone. Wonder how many years we (Linux-users) have to wait, until reach the same P&P capabilities?
~7.341 And did you install software [OEM CD?] on the XP/Vista box? If so - it wasn't PnP. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon 16 Nov 2009 at 13:15:28 (-0300 UTC), Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
Needless to say that both web cams, work perfectly with Windows XP and Windows Vista, including the audio portion of the integrated microphone. Wonder how many years we (Linux-users) have to wait, until reach the same P&P capabilities?
~7.341
And did you install software [OEM CD?] on the XP/Vista box? If so - it wasn't PnP.
Yes, you are right, but at least, by installing such OEM CD, then devices works, instead on Linux they don't. Anyway the UVC camera (Philips SPC530NC) is stated as working, also without OEM drivers; though I did not tried this. Keep awaiting, until the big day :-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Wonder how many years we (Linux-users) have to wait, until reach the same P&P capabilities?
The capabilities are there... it's the old story of the vendors are not releasing drivers/specs etc.. Example, my Canon scanner is a P&P device... I plug it in and it works... I don't have to do anything else at all to get it to work. USB Webcams that use the UVC standard should also be P&P and "just work" and in my experience, they do - including audio. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon 16 Nov 2009 at 13:18:14 (-0300 UTC), Clayton wrote:
Wonder how many years we (Linux-users) have to wait, until reach the same P&P capabilities?
The capabilities are there... it's the old story of the vendors are not releasing drivers/specs etc..
Example, my Canon scanner is a P&P device... I plug it in and it works... I don't have to do anything else at all to get it to work. USB Webcams that use the UVC standard should also be P&P and "just work" and in my experience, they do - including audio.
C. So you are lucky endeed!
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Marco Calistri schreef:
I'm sorry to raise this kind of criticism (snip)
The second one belongs to the "UVC group" and it is a video camera with embedded microphone; this is working normally as video device, but fails completely with the audio part.
(snip) I had this same problem with a UVC camera and it turned out, that it generated a *second* sound card, in which you have to unmute the microphone. Start kmix (or alsamixer) and choose the sound card belonging to the mic (there's a drop down menu at the right top). Regards, -- Jos van Kan registered Linux user #152704 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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