USB Cam not working (Creative Life! Cam Sync1080p V2)
Dear all,
this issue drives me crazy 😦 I can't get any picture/stream from my new Creative cam (working fine on a PC)! typing lsusb - the cam is found on resbian, but no chance to get a picture.
Any ideas what i do wrong? Already tried to install mjpg streamer - same issoe - can't initialize cam 😦 If i search for cam via " ls /dev/v4l/by-id" i find 2(!!) devices ...
usb-Creative_Technology_Ltd._Creative_LiveCam_Sync_1080p_V2_Creative_LiveCam_Sync_1080p_V2_Audio-video-index0
usb-Creative_Technology_Ltd._Creative_LiveCam_Sync_1080p_V2_Creative_LiveCam_Sync_1080p_V2_Audio-video-index1
... please, any idey is welcome to me.
BR, Volker
9 Replies
Post your webcam.txt
other-emeraldOP•2y ago
camera="usb"
camera_usb_options="-r 640x480 -f 10 -d /dev/v4l/by-id/usb-Creative_Technology_Ltd._Creative_LiveCam_Sync_1080p_V2_Creative_LiveCam_Sync_1080p_V2_Audio-video-index0"
I put in the "long id" of the Creative Cam ... tried it with both IDs, but no success. Webcam.txt is in the same folder as the printer.cfg.
other-emeraldOP•2y ago
Using the "adapive one" - the preview turns black, with the same 0fps result. Am I to stupid? Just setup a totally fresh RatOS with the same result. Also tried another USB cam (a China one) - same result. Thats why I bought the Creative which is listed in the compatibilizy list of mjpeg streamer.
other-emeraldOP•2y ago
Same result if I use the Mainsail documentation, using the ip adress for the raspberry 4
other-emeraldOP•2y ago
other-emeraldOP•2y ago
btw. I'm using RatOs Beta 2 (because of ebb36 TB)
Oh well this changes things. RatOS 2 uses crowsnest, which is a different config file: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/crowsnest#simple-configuration
GitHub
GitHub - mainsail-crew/crowsnest: This Repo contains an Webcam Serv...
This Repo contains an Webcam Service for multiple Cams and Services. - GitHub - mainsail-crew/crowsnest: This Repo contains an Webcam Service for multiple Cams and Services.
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crowsnest.conf)other-emeraldOP•2y ago
Ahhh, thank you so much! I'll try this today 🙂
Great - it's up and running!👍