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1: == USB Video Class Driver on Solaris
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3: Last Updated: July 27, 2007
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5: There are kinds of USB webcams or camcorders compliant to USB video class spec (see www.usb.org) available in the market. And the trend is clear that these devices will be more and more popular in the near future. Users like these devices because they are useful for video capture, video conference and entertainment; and at the same time they are cheap and easy to use. Linux and MS windows already have a solution (including class drivers, API, libraries and applications). Solaris users also want such a solution.
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7: In the present video device market, although 1394 based devices are also popular, they are much less popular than USB ones if we are talking about webcams. For camcorders, 1394 based devices are more popular than USB ones, but we can see that more and more new style camcorders come with USB interface.
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9: Although there are many different kinds of USB video devices in the market, it’s possible to use one driver to support some kinds of popular devices because of USB video class spec.
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11: This project makes a solution for USB webcams first.
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13: === Goal
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15: * Develop a solution for video capture on Solaris, USB video class driver first.
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17: === Status
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19: * The USB video class driver (usbvc(7D)) is integrated into OpenSolaris since build 56.
20: * The video plugin for video conference application (Ekiga) is integrated to build 63. So there is a whole solution for video conferencing in OpenSolaris after build 63.
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22: === How To Participate
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24: * Subscribe to the driver-discuss mail list by sending an empty email to driver-discuss-subscribe at opensolaris dot org
25: * Send email to driver-discuss at opensolaris dot org or post to the [[driver discuss forum>>http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss]]. Remember to include "usb" as a keyword in the subject.
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27: === Documents
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29: * The usb webcam driver manpage is usbvc(7D)
30: * Heads-up for usb webcam driver is [[here>>Community Group on.2007012201]]
31: * Colin Zou’s blog about webcam & Ekiga is [[here>>http://blogs.sun.com/colin/entry/usb_webcams_and_video_conferencing]]
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33: === Source Code, Binary, and Package
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35: * Source code
36: ** The usb webcam driver (usbvc) code refer to [[here>>http://cvs.opensolaris.org/source/xref/clearview/usr/src/uts/common/io/usb/clients/video/usbvc/]]
37: * Binary or package
38: ** The usb webcam driver (usbvc) binary can be found in OpenSolaris build 56 or later
39: ** Package name: SUNWusbvc
40: ** Binary name:
41: *** x86 system, 32 bits: /kernel/drv/usbvc
42: *** x86 system, 64 bits: /kernel/drv/amd64/usbvc
43: *** SPARC system: /kernel/drv/sparcv9/usbvc
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45: === How to Use
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47: * After plug the usb webcam, the device node will be /dev/videoN
48: * Run ekiga application to see the video
49: * The tested usb webcams:
50: ** Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision
51: ** Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000
52: ** Logitech Quickcam Fusion
53: ** Logitech Quickcam Orbit MP
54: ** Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks
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56: === Known Problems
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58: * bug category: [[solaris/driver/usbvc>>http://bugs.opensolaris.org/search.do;jsessionid=9cb28f1333f41a3430ace0bd47e?process=1&type=&sortBy=relevance&bugStatus=&perPage=10&bugId=&keyword=&textSearch=usbvc&category=driver&subcategory=usbvc&since=]]
59: * Compliance problems are found with Creative Labs Live! Cam Optia camera
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61: === Discussion
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63: * Subscribe to the driver-discuss mail list by sending an empty email to driver-discuss-subscribe at opensolaris dot org
64: * Send email to driver-discuss at opensolaris dot org or post to the [[driver discuss forum>>http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss]]. Remember to include "usb" as a keyword in the subject.
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66: === References
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68: * Related projects
69: * Sharable Hardware Documents
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