Description of problem: My webcam is not recognized by Fedora 10. It is a USB connected lamp with a built-in camera and microphone and a 4-port USB hub. Unfortunately I do not know the manufacturer, but when I plug it in, I see this output in /var/log/messages Mar 6 08:41:25 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: hub 2-7:1.0: USB hub found Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: hub 2-7:1.0: 4 ports detected Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7: New USB device found, idVendor=058f, idProduct=9254 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7: Product: Generic USB Hub Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7: Manufacturer: ALCOR Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 8 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: hub 2-7.2:1.0: USB hub found Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: hub 2-7.2:1.0: 4 ports detected Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2: New USB device found, idVendor=058f, idProduct=9254 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2: Product: Generic USB Hub Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2: Manufacturer: ALCOR Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2.2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 9 Mar 6 08:41:26 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Mar 6 08:41:27 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2.2: New USB device found, idVendor=1b3b, idProduct=2937 Mar 6 08:41:27 flooterbu kernel: usb 2-7.2.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 Mar 6 08:41:27 flooterbu pulseaudio[2750]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 16000 Hz. Mar 6 08:41:27 flooterbu pulseaudio[2750]: alsa-util.c: Device hw:0 doesn't support 2 channels, changed to 1. No /dev/video* devices are created. I'm assuming the vendor/product string for the webcam is 1b3b:2937. Searching Google for that string returns a link to a Spanish Ubuntu forum at http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/108876 which refers to a "MSI StarCam mini". I have the following relevant software: kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686 libusb-0.1.12-20.fc10.i386 libv4l-0.5.8-1.fc10.i386
I have one of these with an IBM logo on it. The driver disk that shipped with it contains a Windows program named iP293x.exe. A Google search based on that suggests that this web cam is based on the iPassion iP2936/37 series of chips. Given that the USB product id is 2937, I assume that this one uses the iP2397 chip. This web cam has a microphone and the iP2937 chip supports microphones. The technical brochure for this chip is http://www.ipassion.com.tw/pdf/iP2937_DSH_1.pdf. The web cam is housed in a table lamp style housing that has the model number ZUL300, China patent 200630120734.X. Searching on that finds lots of different table lamp configurations, sold as promotional items, only some of which incorporate web cams. That search also finds a couple other folks who are trying to get this web cam working under Linux, without success. Works fine in Windows though :-)
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