[ubuntu] Webcam Driver help needed please

[RabbieBurns]

I cant seem to get the webcam working on my laptop. It used to work a few kernels ago, but it seems the way I got it working back then doesnt work anymore. It is a Ricoh webcam, used in my Sony Vaio TZ.

 

Ive just spent the last few hours trying to get it working.

 

Ive tried this:

 

How to install a Sony Vaio MotionEye webcam driver (ricoh r5u870) on Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron - Cranked.Me

 

which i thought was the source i needed to compile, but it gives this:

 

root@rubuntu:/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2# make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/build M=/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2 V=0 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic'
 CC [M]  /home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/r5u870.o
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/r5u870.c:866:1: warning: "V4L2_CID_SHARPNESS" redefined
In file included from include/linux/videodev.h:16,
                from /home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam.h:40,
                from /home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/r5u870.c:59:
include/linux/videodev2.h:875:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
 CC [M]  /home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_dev.o
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_dev.c: In function ‘usbcam_work_ref’:
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_dev.c:779: warning: format not a string literal and no format arguments
 CC [M]  /home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.o
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c: In function ‘usbcam_v4l_open’:
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:115: error: implicit declaration of function ‘videobuf_queue_pci_init’
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c: In function ‘usbcam_v4l_ioctl’:
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1130: error: implicit declaration of function ‘video_usercopy’
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1134: error: implicit declaration of function ‘video_ioctl2’
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c: At top level:
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1176: error: unknown field ‘type’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1177: error: unknown field ‘type2’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1180: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_querycap’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1180: warning: initialisation makes integer from pointer without a cast
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1180: error: initialiser element is not computable at load time
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1180: error: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template.num’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1181: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_enum_fmt_cap’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1181: warning: initialisation makes integer from pointer without a cast
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1182: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_g_fmt_cap’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1182: warning: initialisation makes integer from pointer without a cast
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1183: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_s_fmt_cap’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1183: warning: initialisation makes integer from pointer without a cast
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1183: error: initialiser element is not computable at load time
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1183: error: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template.tvnorms’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1184: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_try_fmt_cap’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1184: warning: initialisation makes integer from pointer without a cast
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1184: error: initialiser element is not computable at load time
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1184: error: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template.current_norm’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1185: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_reqbufs’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1185: warning: initialisation from incompatible pointer type
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1186: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_querybuf’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1186: warning: initialisation from incompatible pointer type
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1187: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_qbuf’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1187: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1187: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1188: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_dqbuf’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1188: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1188: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1189: error: unknown field ‘vidiocgmbuf’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1189: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1189: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1190: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_enum_input’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1190: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1190: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1191: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_streamon’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1191: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1191: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1192: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_streamoff’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1192: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1192: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1193: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_g_input’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1193: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1193: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1194: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_s_input’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1194: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1194: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1195: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_queryctrl’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1195: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1195: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1196: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_g_ctrl’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1196: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1196: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1197: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_s_ctrl’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1197: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1197: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1198: error: unknown field ‘vidioc_querymenu’ specified in initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1198: warning: excess elements in struct initialiser
/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.c:1198: warning: (near initialisation for ‘usbcam_videodev_template’)
make[3]: *** [/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam/usbcam_fops.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2/usbcam] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/robert/r5u870-0.11.2] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic'
make: *** [all] Error 2

 

I had the uvcvideo module loaded so i did rmmod before running the above but it still didnt work

and i found this but not sure how to make use of it: Ricoh R5U870 webcam driver [LWN.net]

 

Also, i found this Webcam Ricoh Motion Eye on fedora 11 - FedoraForum.org so I installed the libusb-dev in case that was why.. still no.. and this article seems to suggest it should just work ..:: Palmix.org R5U870 Linux ::..

 

Ive been all over the interwebs trying to find out how to get this working... posting here as a last resort (should have tried here first, could maybe have saved me the last 3 hours!)

 

Oh, and I also tried this Ubuntu Forums - View Single Post - Sony Vaio MotionEye Webcam... Any Success? but it gave me errors about pub_key not being in place or something..

 

This is a current skype topic about my exact model, UVC Webcam-Ricoh(05ca:183a)-r5u870 - can see good pic in test (640x480), but during video call caller can see only small distorted pic (320x240) - Skype Community and they seem to have it working

 

Sorry for the long post with a lot of externel links.. hopefully someone can figure out whats up..

[powdarrmonkey]

The module you're compiling is trying to link to the video4linux headers, make sure you've got them installed. Looks like version incompatibility though

 

Oh, and I also tried this Ubuntu Forums - View Single Post - Sony Vaio MotionEye Webcam... Any Success? but it gave me errors about pub_key not being in place or something..

 

It's a package from a Ubuntu Personal Package Archive and has a different signing key from the official respositories; you can install the key (if you trust the author) from https://launchpad.net/~intuitivenipple/+archive/ppa

 

I had the uvcvideo module loaded so i did rmmod before running the above but it still didnt work

and i found this but not sure how to make use of it: Ricoh R5U870 webcam driver [LWN.net]

 

That one's a patch for the kernel source itself. Unless you're familiar with building your own kernels and modules (and all the other dangers that entails, like a non-booting system) you probably want to avoid that one if you can.

 

I think the Ubuntu PPA is probably your best bet to try first.

Edited September 20, 2009 by powdarrmonkey

[RabbieBurns]

ok added the source

 

robert@rubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install r5u870-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed
 r5u870-dkms
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 178kB of archives.
After this operation, 647kB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
 r5u870-dkms
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Get: 1 http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main r5u870-dkms 0.11.3-0ubuntu1~tj~ppa1j [178kB]
Fetched 178kB in 3s (46.1kB/s)      
Selecting previously deselected package r5u870-dkms.
(Reading database ... 194468 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking r5u870-dkms (from .../r5u870-dkms_0.11.3-0ubuntu1~tj~ppa1j_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up r5u870-dkms (0.11.3-0ubuntu1~tj~ppa1j) ...
Loading new r5u870-0.11.3 DKMS files...

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/r5u870/0.11.3/source ->
                /usr/src/r5u870-0.11.3

DKMS: add Completed.
Installing prebuilt kernel module binaries (if any)
Building module...

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area.....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.28-15-generic -C /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/r5u870/0.11.3/build...........
cleaning build area....

DKMS: build Completed.
Installing module...

usbcam.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
  - No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
  - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/updates/dkms/

r5u870.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
  - No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
  - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod.....................

DKMS: install Completed.

 

seems to have gone on with no error

 

guess ill need to reboot to see if its worked

[RabbieBurns]

Nah, that didnt work.

 

What do you reckon is causing a conflict?

 

Im not sure why I cant just compile that module and modprobe?

 

Also, how would I check if I have the video4linux headers?

[psychostrike]

try here

 

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