Integrated webcam don't work [Solved]

[tinogil]

I installed sabayon XFCE in an old laptop hp pavilion dv-1000, all is working except the integrated webcam. In /dev there aren't any video device. The webcam is a ricoh webcam 1000. Any idea about how can I get to work the cam?.
Tino

[Fitzcarraldo]

Please post the output of the following commands, issued as root user in a Terminal window:

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lspci
lsusb
lsmod

[tinogil]

ASTERIX tino # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
05:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection (rev 02)
05:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
05:09.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)
05:09.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 01)
05:09.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a)
05:09.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)
ASTERIX tino # lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ca:1870 Ricoh Co., Ltd Webcam 1000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard Bluetooth 2.0 Interface [Broadcom BCM2045]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
ASTERIX tino # lsmod
Module Size Used by
rfcomm 34236 12
bnep 8593 2
ipv6 204829 40
iptable_filter 776 0
ip_tables 8005 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 8904 2 ip_tables,iptable_filter
btusb 9660 0
hp_wmi 5040 0
firewire_ohci 21784 0
bluetooth 170784 22 bnep,btusb,rfcomm
firewire_core 32218 1 firewire_ohci
pcspkr 1064 0
sdhci_pci 6948 0
sdhci 19217 1 sdhci_pci
sparse_keymap 1853 1 hp_wmi
coretemp 4172 0
joydev 6224 0
mmc_core 63112 2 sdhci,sdhci_pci
snd_hda_codec_conexant 29984 1
i2c_i801 6648 0
r852 7076 0
sm_common 6261 1 r852
nand 36330 2 r852,sm_common
nand_ecc 2880 1 nand
nand_bch 1878 1 nand
bch 6886 1 nand_bch
nand_ids 4101 1 nand
lpc_ich 9008 0
r592 7716 0
memstick 4355 1 r592
kvm_intel 101882 0
kvm 170458 1 kvm_intel
microcode 7755 0
snd_hda_intel 17732 3
snd_hda_codec 55723 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
iwl3945 37282 0
snd_hwdep 3390 1 snd_hda_codec
iwlegacy 32802 1 iwl3945
mac80211 177584 2 iwl3945,iwlegacy
cfg80211 111976 3 iwl3945,iwlegacy,mac80211
snd_pcm 44583 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 4909 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 11094 1 snd_pcm
snd 33465 12 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
e100 19980 0
sha512_generic 8053 0
sha1_generic 1375 0
dm_thin_pool 27276 0
dm_persistent_data 26408 1 dm_thin_pool
dm_service_time 2085 0
dm_round_robin 1635 0
dm_queue_length 1812 0
dm_multipath 11379 3 dm_round_robin,dm_queue_length,dm_service_time
scsi_dh 3324 1 dm_multipath
dm_log_userspace 7770 0
dm_flakey 3210 0
dm_delay 3039 0
dm_bufio 10000 1 dm_persistent_data
virtio_pci 4583 0
virtio_blk 4653 0
virtio_net 10959 0
virtio_console 10730 0
virtio_balloon 3409 0
virtio_ring 4022 5 virtio_blk,virtio_net,virtio_pci,virtio_balloon,virtio_console
virtio 2473 5 virtio_blk,virtio_net,virtio_pci,virtio_balloon,virtio_console
xts 2117 0
gf128mul 5170 1 xts
cryptd 5575 0
aes_i586 6824 1
sha256_generic 11213 0
iscsi_tcp 6368 0
tg3 106562 0
e1000 96923 0
fuse 49322 2
xfs 386919 0
nfs 185547 0
lockd 42534 1 nfs
auth_rpcgss 21772 1 nfs
nfs_acl 1595 1 nfs
sunrpc 119968 4 nfs,auth_rpcgss,lockd,nfs_acl
jfs 132203 0
reiserfs 183307 0
ext4 223353 3
jbd2 42125 1 ext4
ext3 91520 0
jbd 32830 1 ext3
ext2 45831 0
mbcache 3549 3 ext2,ext3,ext4
scsi_wait_scan 463 0
sl811_hcd 7643 0
hid_generic 649 0
xhci_hcd 86119 0
ohci_hcd 21414 0
uhci_hcd 17646 0
ehci_hcd 38615 0
sx8 9703 0
imm 7113 0
parport 21647 1 imm
pata_pcmcia 6661 0
pcmcia 33545 1 pata_pcmcia

[linuxfluesterer]

In your lsmod I can't find something like that:
uvcvideo 57191 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 2073 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 2231 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 15208 1 uvcvideo
videodev 83849 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
media 8162 2 uvcvideo,videodev
I assume, the cam is not recognized by Sabayon usb driver uvcvideo (your cam is listed in lsusb as device 002).
Try to load manually with 'modprobe uvcvideo' as root in a console. then check lsmod output for 'uvcvideo'.
Another try is to connect an external webcam (maybe check as root in console with dmesg for new device)
then try lsmod again for a 'video...' entry.
Your cam should be newer date.
If you have bad luck, then your built-in webcam is not supported in Sabayon as module...

[tinogil]

I loaded in the terminal the uvcvideo and the cam din't work, I connected an external cam and this worked. I must think that the integrated cam is not supported. Maybe another idea? if not I'll close tomorrow with (solved) this thread.
Tino

[linuxfluesterer]

I've googled a bit. A possible module you'll need is r5u870.ko especially for your Ricoh R5U870 Webcam with id: 05ca:1870.
This is the website: http://www.arakhne.org/ricoh/
But I haven't found it here for Sabayon and to build by sources for Sabayon I don't know how.
If you find the source code and a Sabayon forum member can help you to compile, I see a chance.
Sorry, but that's all I can do for you...
-Linuxfluesterer

[Fitzcarraldo]

linuxfluesterer, according to several threads in the Ubuntu Forums, Ubuntu users with that model of webcam had to blacklist the module uvcvideo, so I do not think the OP wants it to be loaded. Looking at another Ubuntu thread and a Gentoo Wiki article, it at first looks like the OP needs to install the package media-video/ov51x-jpeg which is in a few Portage overlays, including the sabayon overlay, (http://gpo.zugaina.org/media-video/ov51x-jpeg) and load the module. However, I see that the SL kernel config contains CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_OV519=m (so the module was built) and that appears to be what the OP needs (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/USB_GSPCA_OV519.html) so I suggest he first tries loading that module to see if that gets the webcam working:

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modprobe gspca_ov519

(entered as root user in a Konsole/Terminal window)

[linuxfluesterer]

Hallo Fitzcarraldo...
I'm honest, I haven't ever read about a blacklist of uvcvideo module.
More than that, when uvcvideo was available for me (with Kubuntu) I got my USB-webcams finally working and I was glad, that the various different drivers were no more necessary for me to make a usb webcam working.
Yes, I really wonder... as I said, I never had a problem, and also Skype began to work with my webcams then.
And just here on my Sabayon X laptop from August 2010 usvcvideo.ko is loaded...
But Tino's webcam is much okder than made for uvcvideo, so I agree with you, trying another driver for his R5U870 webcam.
If that gspca_ov519 module suits for him, great!
-Linuxfluesterer

[tinogil]

Hi to all.
I tried the gspca with modprobe, cam didn't work, I tried to emerge the ov51x-jpeg and got: there not ebuilds to satisfy media-video/ov51x-jpeg, I think that this driver is not on line more, rastageeks.org is not loading and I don't know if this is temporally or don't work anymore.
Tino

[Fitzcarraldo]

Oh, well, it was worth a shot. To be honest, it's so old that the chances of you getting it working are next to zero. The other module, suggested by linuxfluesterer, is r5u870 but that is also as old as the hills and unsupported. There is an ebuild for it in the Gentoo Bugzilla (see Report No. 176824) but no version for 3.* kernels, so the chances of getting it to build are basically nil. Your best bet is probably to buy one of those tiny USB webcams for laptops that clip onto the top edge of the screen.