Comments | c0re_dump: The week so far...

c0re_dump

The week so far...

Nov 27, 2008 16:37

It's been a funny old week ( Read more... )

supertoys, linux, usb, webcam, make, slackware, xawtv, waking, msc, masters degree, avr, qx3, sleeping

Comments 2

quercus November 27 2008, 17:58:35 UTC

Ooh, keep us posted. I've got a QX3 too.

c0re_dump November 27 2008, 18:46:36 UTC

Well, the standard Slackware 12.1 distro has a loadable kernel module that drives CPiA webcams, and if you plug in the QX3, it loads that module and all is well. If you "echo 'toplight: on' >/proc/cpia/video0", the light comes on. The snag is that freeze-frame snapshots in 'xawtv' fail -- the code must get the raster stride wrong, and the image (PPM or JPEG) is all the right coloured pixels, but in all the wrong places. I'll see if I can track down the bug and fix it.