Getting the Trust 380 USB 2.0 Space at m to work

[Gijs]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Saturday 05 July 2008 11:16:59 Gijs wrote:
>   
>> Hey list,
>>
>> I'm trying to get the 380 USB 2.0 spacec at m to work, but so far I haven't
>> had much luck.
>> I've never tried getting an USB camera to work before, so I'm probably
>> missing out on RPM packages and whatnot.
>>
>> When I plug the thing in my laptop it gives me the following in dmesg:
>> usb 1-5: USB disconnect, address 3
>> usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
>> usb 1-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>> usb 1-5: New USB device found, idVendor=0e96, idProduct=c001
>> usb 1-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
>> usb 1-5: Product: USB2.0 PC Camera
>> usb 1-5: Manufacturer: APLUX
>>
>> The output from lsusb is the following:
>> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0e96:c001 Aplux Communications, Ltd TRUST 380
>> USB2 SPACEC at M
>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 Optical
>> Wheel Mouse
>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>
>> I've tried running Cheese but the program didn't give me anything. It
>> just shows me some test-screen (guess that's the default screen).
>>
>> Since the webcam is pretty old, I thought that there has to be a driver
>> somewhere that supports it. But I really have no idea which driver it
>> should be.
>> Does anyone have any ideas?
>>
>>     
> >From googling, I'd say your chances are slim.  Take a look, for instance, at 
> http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/linux-uvc-devel/2006-May/000518.html
>
> Your best bet is to try the gspca driver, as mentioned in the CrystalEye 
> thread.  The author of that driver is pretty good at getting it to work with 
> a lot of cameras, but this one sounds so closed that I wouldn't hold my 
> breath.
>
> Sorry.
>
> The good news is that some *very* cheap webcams (I heard of a £5 one, even) 
> work with that driver, so it's not worth struggling too much.
>
> Anne
>
>
>
>   
Thanks for your advice. I didn't get the spacecam to work, but another 
cam I had lying around did work with the gspca driver :)
The spacecam is a bit better than my other one, but it'll have to do.

Gijs
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