Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:07:21 +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: > But the question with the LED is good. I admit that I haven't checked > yesterday but it worked the last time I checked, and I will have a > look later today. > AFAICS some are and some partly. IIRC I tried with a simpler script > some

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

-=| gregor herrmann, Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:07:21AM +0100 |=- > On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:06 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > > > > I'll try the package on the eee and see if it works. > > The sample scripts give more-or-less same results as you reported, but > > the led on the camera never lits,

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:06 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > > I'll try the package on the eee and see if it works. > The sample scripts give more-or-less same results as you reported, but > the led on the camera never lits, which makes me wonder if anything is > ever fetched from the camera. D

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

-=| gregor herrmann, Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:19:03AM +0100 |=- > > > 4) Testing is a bit difficult for me with my cheap webcam, since > > > it > > >doesn't support many functions; IIUIC some stuff expects a TV > > >card > > I'll try the package on the eee and see if it works. The sample

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:33:35 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > === examples/autotune === > > Can't call method "mode" on an undefined value at examples/autotune line 25. > > === examples/capture === > > Can't call method "mode" on an undefined value at examples/capture line 85. > These look like you

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

-=| gregor herrmann, Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 05:54:21PM +0100 |=- > 1) With your patch: > > $ for s in examples/*; do echo "=== $s ==="; PERL5LIB=/:examples perl $s; done > === examples/autotune === > Can't call method "mode" on an undefined value at examples/autotune line 25. > === examples/capture

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:55 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > Ack, and it's probably not difficult for someone who speaks C. > I added v4l2.patch and the module compiles. Cool! > Please someone with a camera, test it. There are sample scripts in > examples/. 1) With your patch: $ for s in exa

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

-=| gregor herrmann, Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 06:05:04PM +0100 |=- > On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:18 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > > > seems invalid, the module is an interface for v4l, not v4l2, so this is at > > > best wishlist for a new module, certainly not a bug. > > > note that the suggested libv

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:18 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > seems invalid, the module is an interface for v4l, not v4l2, so this is at > > best wishlist for a new module, certainly not a bug. > > note that the suggested libv4l is supposed to work just fine with the module > > (according to libv4l

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

-=| gregor herrmann, Sun, Mar 07, 2010 at 11:47:54PM +0100 |=- > Reply from upstream via mail: > > On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 03:56:04PM +0100, gregor herrmann > wrote: > > We've received the following bug report in the Debian bug tracker > > (original at http://bugs.debian.org/569091). > > seems

Bug#569091: (Fwd) Re: (Fwd) Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

Reply from upstream via mail: - Forwarded message from Marc Lehmann - From: Marc Lehmann To: gregor herrmann Subject: Re: (Fwd) Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:07:11 +0100 Cc: Marc Lehmann On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 03:56:04PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote

Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

Package: libvideo-capture-v4l-perl Version: 0.902-1 Severity: serious The V4L1 API is obsolete and does not work with most new V4L drivers. You can use libv4l as an emulation layer; see . Ben. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT