First, I don't understand: When do you get the light? With 64studio? With Fedora? With Windows? Always? Never? What's the model of your camera? What's the model of your external HD?

When you plug in a USB device, there will be kernel messages written to a log file. You can see those messages using the 'dmesg' command (from a terminal window). We need to see them to troubleshoot your issue.

So......

1. Unplug your device.
2. Wait about 60 seconds.
3. Plug your device back in.
4. wait about 20 seconds. You'll probably see the hard
disk accessed once. The camera/HD might do something.
5. Enter this command in a terminal window:

dmesg | tail -n 20

6. Come back here and post the output of that command
along with the make and model. Do this for each
device.

HTH.

If you plug in the hard disk, can you post the result of entering this in a terminal:


ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*


This should show that it is found and how it is known.

with this command ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*
i get
ls: /dev/disk/by-id/usb*: No such file or directory

Here is the one from terminal dmesg | tail -n 20
with the cam conneted

Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 24 (level, low) -> IRQ 24
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64
NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 1.0-9755 Mon Feb 26 23:16:31 PST 2007
NVRM: builtin PAT support disabled, falling back to MTRRs.
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 5-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Linux video capture interface: v2.00
zc0301: V4L2 driver for ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip v1:1.07
usb 5-2: ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid 0x041E:0x4034)
usb 5-2: No supported image sensor detected
usbcore: registered new interface driver zc0301
usb 5-2: USB disconnect, address 2
npviewer.bin[4559]: segfault at 00000000e8f85d89 rip 00000000f7ba5129 rsp 00000000ffdefa30 error 4
usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 5-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 5-2: ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid 0x041E:0x4034)
usb 5-2: No supported image sensor detected

Im running 64 Studio

the cam and external HD did work properly on this PC (64bit Sata) when I wazz running Ubuntu 7.10 on it.

Im running Ubuntu Studio on another PC where both the cam Creative and external HD Medion HHDrive2go USB 2.0 compatible to USB 1.1, is working on that distro

heres the one from terminal with external hd connected
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 15
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 16
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi139 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 16
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 16
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi140 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 17
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 17
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 18
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi141 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 18
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 18

and after a while it looks like this

usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 30
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 31
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi280 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 31
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 31
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 32
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi281 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 32
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 32
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 33
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi282 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 33
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 33

I find it strange that the ls... doesn't work with you, I get a listing of my cardreader when it is connected.

Anyway, the first listing with the camera means it is detected but the camera itself is not supported. I can't get anything from the HD case.

Thank for the answers
The creative cam is the one I got to work with kopete in Ubuntu Studio
I have another cam which comes on but its not working in Kopete on 64 Studio

Linux For Human Beings

Heres the one for the other cam no name on the cam gonna find out

usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 109 usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi862 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 109
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 109
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 110
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi863 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 110
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 110
usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 111
usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi864 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 111
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 111
usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
usb 5-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

Is there another messenger like kopete who support webcam

Hi pandora,

That dmesg didn't look right. That's what it looks like when you plug in a hard drive or a memory stick... not for a camera.

Sorry if I'm dense... but I don't understand your webcam setup. Which webcam works on what systems... and which one are you trying to fix? It would seem to be:

Creative Cam -- Works on Ubuntu, haven't tried on 64studio.
Unknown Cam -- Haven't tried on Ubuntu, doesn't work on 64studio.

Is this what we have?

Thanks,
Gabriel

WEBCAM
======

So, the webcam is a Creative Webcam Instant Model # PD620/VF0040 ?? The driver for the camera appeared to work fine... but it complained about a "sensor." (Whatever that is.) On this site they said that you need pas106 for your sensor. (Whatever that is... maybe a chip.) But you might have a different chip.

What does dmesg look like when you plug it in to your Ubuntu Studio?

FYI: Creative's list

THE HARD DRIVE
==============

For the hard drive: is it USB powered? That's what it looks like when a hard drive doesn't have enough power. On some PC's, the USB power supply is enough. On some, you have to run 2 USB cables to the hard drive (one for USB, and one is solely for power). Alternatively, you might need an external power source for the drive. Whether you need the "power boost" or not depends on the PC... not the hard drive.

[Edit - added word "enough" to 2nd sentance. 7/4/05 11:50 CDT]

Linux For Human Beings
Creative Cam works on Kopete In Ubuntu Studio
but dont work on Kopete in 64 Studio
64 Studio seems not to reconize the Creative Cam
Unknown Cam -- Dosent work on Ubuntu Studio, doesn't work on 64studio.
My HD gave external power source and is also not reconized in 64 Studio
but works perfect on Ubuntu Studio

Hi pandora,

Creative Cam
============

I still would like to see a dmesg of this one on Ubuntu. When you did this before, the dmesg was for a hard drive... not a webcam.

Unknown Cam
===========

A dmesg of this one on either machine will do so that we can see the vendor id and device id. Chances are, there's no drivers for this one... but with those two numbers we can look it up.

Hard Drive
==========

How did you give the hard drive an external power source? Wall plug? Other USB port? If USB ports: On the front of the PC, on the back of the PC, on the keyboard? What does the hard drive physically do when you plug it in to 64 Studio? Does it have lights that flash a little and then stop... or do they constantly flash? Do you hear the drive constantly click?

HTH,
Gabriel

Linux For Human Beings
Hard drive is on external power supply Its a Medion HDDrive2Go 500 gb

Does anything work on this USB port? Maybe the problem is the port... or even the USB controller on the MoBo.

Also, are you not going to answer any of the other questions? If not, there's not much more I can do to help.

Linux For Human Beings
Me life has others things to do
but here the one for Ubuntu Studio
with cam connected
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
[ 33.587577] No dock devices found.
[ 35.490082] Capability LSM initialized
[ 35.655322] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 35.665182] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 36.183481] apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
[ 36.183487] apm: overridden by ACPI.
[ 37.546355] Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de).
[ 37.623696] NFSD: Using /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory
[ 37.635591] NFSD: starting 90-second grace period
[ 39.710767] agpgart: Found an AGP 3.5 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
[ 39.710787] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
[ 39.710791] agpgart: SiS delay workaround: giving bridge time to recover.
[ 39.725235] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 8x mode
[ 998.599630] usb 2-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 998.812134] usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 998.893083] zc0301: V4L2 driver for ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip v1:1.07
[ 998.895416] usb 2-3: ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid 0x041E:0x4034)
[ 999.018493] usb 2-3: No supported image sensor detected
[ 999.018748] usbcore: registered new interface driver zc0301

further im a bit bit un impreset with the unkindness on q, I might just have to return to Ubuntu, never amases me how we answer peaple in LInux Not wondering why we cant beat Bill Gates, ive been on Linux for 5 years now noone is kind in Nix, wonder why. Im sorry maybe its me there is whatever
quote Also, are you not going to answer any of the other questions? If not, there's not much more I can do to help.

* By gabrbedd
Ive answered all of them
and sorry if im wrong never had this issues on other distros
to cut this short
everything works on Ubuntu Studio cam and external HD powered from from wallplug
nothing works on this distro 64 Studio

Hmmm... I've spent a few hours trying to help you with your problem... for no other reason than trying to help you. And while I've been to the point on technical issues, I haven't been unkind at all. In fact the last comment was simply to let you know what I was doing (in case you were waiting on me) rather than to silently leave without saying anything (which would be cowardly of me). I'm sorry that I seemed rude.

If you want to give up on trying to make this work, that's OK with me, too. I'm just trying to help... so don't feel like you're answering questions just to please me. I've had many technical issues in linux where I've had to give up and call it a day... so I fully understand.

The dmesg that you posted (I assume for the Creative Webcam) shows that the 'No supported image sensors detected' is not the issue with the webcam. Rather, the issue seems to be that you're not getting a 'usbcore: registered new interface driver zc0301' message after it... or possibly with Kopete.

...So, at this point I don't know where to go or what to look for. Sorry. I hope you can get it working.