Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-08 Thread Xavion
Hi Theodore > > It looks like I'll have to keep checking eBay for cheap USB v3 (HD) > > webcams periodically. > > Which somebody will need to support because they will probably not work > out of the box with an OEM driver CD ;-) Ah yes, there is that aspect to think about before making a purchase

Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-07 Thread Xavion
th the sn9c20x. I will need some > time to put a same code into the sn9c20x, then I'd be glad to have it > tested. > > There was an other problem in the driver sonixj: the end of frame > marker was not always at the right place. Xavion, as you have > ms-windows, may you

Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-07 Thread Xavion
Hi Theodore > As to getting that kind of resolution out of a webcam, though, it would be > a rather tough go due to the amount of data which has to pass over the > wire even if it is compressed data. The frame rate would be pretty > atrocious. Therefore, you are probably not going to see that kind

Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-06 Thread Xavion
Hi Hans >> The good news is that the nasty errors I was getting yesterday have >> magically disappeared overnight! > > That is likely because the scene you're pointing at (or the lighting > conditions) have changed, not all pictures compress equally well > with JPEG. If you point the camera at the

Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-05 Thread Xavion
Hi Guys Thanks very much for the follow-up emails. Our time-zone differences prevented me from replying sooner. I'm guessing you guys are both in Europe, whereas I'm down and across in Australia. As I plan to use this webcam for home security, I would prefer to keep the JPEG quality at or above

Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-04 Thread Xavion
Hi Jean-Francois I can confirm that GSPCA v2.15.1 removes the bad pixels when I use Cheese or VLC. However, I'm sorry to report that the Motion problems unfortunately still remain. Is there something else I must do to overcome the below errors? I'm happy to keep testing newer GSPCA versions for

Re: My Microdia (SN9C201) webcam doesn't work properly in Linux anymore

2012-03-03 Thread Xavion
Hi Hans Thanks for letting me know that this problem will be fixed in Linux v3.3. It could be several weeks before my distribution releases that kernel. Dropping back to Linux v3.1 isn't an option, as my NVIDIA driver requires Linux v3.2. Can the fix for this problem also be applied to Linux v3