problem with sc9c1xx usb pc camera

[Marc Cheng]

my webcam does not work in intrepid

lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:613c Microdia PC Camera (SN9C120)

dmesg:
[24748.396522] usb 1-5: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
[24748.607952] usb 1-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[24748.750367] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[24748.762561] sn9c102: V4L2 driver for SN9C1xx PC Camera Controllers v1:1.47pre49
[24748.764168] usb 1-5: SN9C120 PC Camera Controller detected (vid:pid 0x0C45:0x613C)
[24748.845163] usb 1-5: HV7131R image sensor detected
[24749.815151] usb 1-5: Initialization succeeded
[24749.816494] usb 1-5: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0
[24749.816517] usb 1-5: Optional device control through 'sysfs' interface disabled
[24749.821881] usbcore: registered new interface driver sn9c102
[24749.859845] usb 1-5: usb_submit_urb() failed, error -28

/var/log/messages:
Oct 15 18:50:37 kristallei kernel: [24748.396522] usb 1-5: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
Oct 15 18:50:37 kristallei kernel: [24748.607952] usb 1-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Oct 15 18:50:37 kristallei kernel: [24748.750367] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
Oct 15 18:50:37 kristallei kernel: [24748.762561] sn9c102: V4L2 driver for SN9C1xx PC Camera Controllers v1:1.47pre49
Oct 15 18:50:37 kristallei kernel: [24748.764168] usb 1-5: SN9C120 PC Camera Controller detected (vid:pid 0x0C45:0x613C)
Oct 15 18:50:37 kristallei kernel: [24748.845163] usb 1-5: HV7131R image sensor detected
Oct 15 18:50:38 kristallei kernel: [24749.815151] usb 1-5: Initialization succeeded
Oct 15 18:50:38 kristallei kernel: [24749.816494] usb 1-5: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0
Oct 15 18:50:38 kristallei kernel: [24749.816517] usb 1-5: Optional device control through 'sysfs' interface disabled
Oct 15 18:50:38 kristallei kernel: [24749.821881] usbcore: registered new interface driver sn9c102

i'll try to give any informations needed, to help solving the problem

[Marc Cheng (bdgraue)]

kernel is Linux kristallei 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 14 18:38:59 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
i use an 64bit installation

[Tom Arnold (g0tt)]

It works for me, but the picture is ugly. The colours are messed up. Is there a tool to adjust color settings?

[Andres Mujica (andres.mujica)]

Hi, i've just marked this bugs as dupe from bug #280657

Please check there for workarounds and further info.

Thanks a lot for your bug report

[caporeinf (caporeinf)]

Yo tengo el mismo problema, esta es la informacion: QUIERO QUE FUNCIONE MI WEBCAM 0c45:613c MICRODIA

Mi Kernel:
root@LOCALROES:/home/rennydonny# uname -a
Linux LOCALROES 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

root@LOCALROES:/home/rennydonny# lsusb
Bus 005 Device 002: ID eb1a:2820 eMPIA Technology, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 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 002 Device 003: ID 046d:0850 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Web
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:613c Microdia PC Camera (SN9C120)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

root@LOCALROES:/home/rennydonny# lsmod
Module Size Used by
sn9c102 149124 0
quickcam 81188 0
snd_usb_audio 89728 1
snd_usb_lib 24192 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_hwdep 15236 1 snd_usb_audio
af_packet 25728 2
binfmt_misc 16904 1
radeon 147616 2
drm 86056 3 radeon
rfcomm 44432 0
bridge 56980 0
stp 10628 1 bridge
bnep 20480 2
sco 18308 2
l2cap 30464 6 rfcomm,bnep
bluetooth 61924 6 rfcomm,bnep,sco,l2cap
ppdev 15620 0
speedstep_lib 12676 0
cpufreq_conservative 14600 0
cpufreq_stats 13188 0
cpufreq_userspace 11396 0
cpufreq_ondemand 14988 0
cpufreq_powersave 9856 0
freq_table 12672 2 cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
wmi 14504 0
video 25232 0
output 11008 1 video
sbs 19464 0
sbshc 13440 1 sbs
container 11520 0
pci_slot 12680 0
battery 18436 0
iptable_filter 10752 0
ip_tables 19600 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 22916 1 ip_tables
ac 12292 0
lp 17156 0
em28xx_alsa 16136 0
tvp5150 24464 0
em28xx 69032 2 em28xx_alsa
videodev 41344 4 sn9c102,quickcam,em28xx
v4l1_compat 22404 1 videodev
snd_intel8x0 37532 3
compat_ioctl32 9344 1 em28xx
snd_ac97_codec 111652 1 snd_intel8x0
videobuf_vmalloc 14852 1 em28xx
ac97_bus 9856 1 snd_ac97_codec
videobuf_core 26628 2 em28xx,videobuf_vmalloc
snd_pcm_oss 46848 0
snd_mixer_oss 22784 1 snd_pcm_oss
ir_common 48900 1 em28xx
tveeprom 20228 1 em28xx
pcspkr 10624 0
evdev 17696 6
snd_pcm 83204 5 snd_usb_audio,em28xx_alsa,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
i2c_core 31892 3 tvp5150,em28xx,tveeprom
serio_raw 13444 0
psmouse 45200 0
snd_seq_dummy 10884 0
parport_pc 39204 1
parport ...

[Luis Alberto Pabón (copong)]

Hey caporeinf, es la etiqueta de la casa el escribir en inglés, es el único
idioma que más o menos todos chapurreamos.

Gracias!

[abautu (abautu-gmail)]

I have similar problem, but the dmesg output is a bit different (notice the initialization failed message):

[ 2963.620066] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6
[ 2963.785353] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 2963.913412] sn9c102: V4L2 driver for SN9C1xx PC Camera Controllers v1:1.47pre49
[ 2963.914150] usb 3-1: SN9C120 PC Camera Controller detected (vid:pid 0x0C45:0x613C)
[ 2963.968157] usb 3-1: HV7131R image sensor detected
[ 2964.298140] usb 3-1: Initialization failed. I will retry on open().
[ 2964.298304] usb 3-1: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0
[ 2964.298310] usb 3-1: Optional device control through 'sysfs' interface disabled
[ 2964.298361] usbcore: registered new interface driver sn9c102
[ 2964.690146] usb 3-1: Initialization failed again. I will retry on next open().

lsusb shows:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04f3:0210 Elan Microelectronics Corp. AM-400 Hama Optical Mouse
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0c45:613c Microdia PC Camera (SN9C120)
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

[abautu (abautu-gmail)]

I forgot to mention I'm using Jaunty now (but the webcam did not worked in previous versions either). It works in Windows but requires the driver disc.