uvideo4

Usage

Overview

The uvideo driver supports a range of USB Video Class (UVC) devices including webcams, camcorders and other cameras. UVC is a generic specification and many USB video devices follow it. The following models are known to work:

• Apple built-in iSight

• Chen-Source CM12402 Eagle IR Cam

• Chicony Electronics 4807 (Lenovo X300 647815G Notebooks)

• Dynex 1.3MP Webcam

• Elgato Facecam Pro

• eMPIA Technology 2761 (ASUS EeePC 701 Notebooks)

• Jabra PanaCast 20

• Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo IdeaPad s10e Notebooks)

• Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro

• Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe

• Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP

• Logitech QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks

• Logitech QuickCam E 3500 Plus

• Logitech QuickCam Fusion

• Logitech QuickCam OEM (Dell Notebooks)

• Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF

• Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP

• Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks

• Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000

• Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

• Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF

• Logitech QuickCam Sphere MP

• Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision

• Logitech Webcam C200

• Logitech Webcam C310

• Logitech Webcam C500

• Logitech Webcam C920 Pro

• Logitech Webcam C922 Pro

• Logitech Webcam C930e

• Logitech Webcam Pro 9000

• Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000

• Microsoft LifeCam VX-500

• Microsoft LifeCam VX-700

• OmniVision OV7670 (Dell XPS M1330 Notebooks)

• Panasonic NV-GS320 Camcorder

• Rocketfish 2MP AF Webcam

• Sonix USB 2.0 Camera

• SunplusIT Inc (Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Generation Notebooks)

• SuYin Acer Crystal Eye (Acer AspireOne Notebooks)

• Vimicro Corp USB 2.0 Camera

If the uvideo device attaches successfully, it will attach the video(4) driver to provide higher-level access.

Files

The driver needs a set of firmware for some devices which are loaded when a device gets attached:

/etc/firmware/uvideo_isight_05ac-8300

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1803

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1810

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1812

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1835

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1836

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1837

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1839

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-183a

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-183b

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-183e

/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1841

A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using fw_update(8).