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newbie: failed to start zmc

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:49 pm
by daytooner
I can't get the monitor to show.

I get this in the log:

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	'zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 255
        Failed to set video format: Invalid argument
I know the webcam works - it runs in mplayer and vlc with no problems.

I am running Fedora 17 64bit.
Web cam is Logitech QuickCam 3000 Pro. ID 046d:08b0
Browser is firefox.

Any help greatly appreciated.

TIA

ken

EDIT: here is the full sequence of trying to start the webcam:

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 2012-12-23 16:54:58.401650	zmdc	10429	ERR	'zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 11	zmdc.pl	
2012-12-23 16:54:58.307012	zmc_dvideo0	10576	INF	addr2line -e /usr/bin/zmc() 0x3f70c0efe0 0x3f7054633c 0x41cae9 0x425e27 0x405a7b 0x3f70421735 0x405e41	zm_signal.cpp	127
2012-12-23 16:54:58.306777	zmc_dvideo0	10576	INF	Backtrace complete, please execute the following command for more information	zm_signal.cpp	126
2012-12-23 16:54:58.306560	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /usr/bin/zmc() [0x405e41]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.306347	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x3f70421735]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.306126	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /usr/bin/zmc() [0x405a7b]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.305890	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /usr/bin/zmc() [0x425e27]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.305669	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /usr/bin/zmc() [0x41cae9]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.305438	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6() [0x3f7054633c]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.305184	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Backtrace: /lib64/libpthread.so.0() [0x3f70c0efe0]	zm_signal.cpp	123
2012-12-23 16:54:58.304319	zmc_dvideo0	10576	ERR	Signal address is 0x10206, no eip	zm_signal.cpp	91
2012-12-23 16:54:58.303968	zmc_dvideo0	10576	INF	Got signal 11 (Segmentation fault), crashing	zm_signal.cpp	73
2012-12-23 16:54:57.894080	zmc_dvideo0	10576	WAR	Saturation control is not suppported	zm_local_camera.cpp	1396
2012-12-23 16:54:57.893966	zmc_dvideo0	10576	WAR	Hue control is not suppported	zm_local_camera.cpp	1338
2012-12-23 16:54:57.893568	zmc_dvideo0	10576	INF	Starting Capture	zmc.cpp	191