YUV USB webcam doesn't work on 0.6

[Maundy]

I have finally got round to copying the error code that appears when the webcam is plugged in on bootup on 0.6:

camera: auto
usb options: -d 100
/mpeg-streamer /
Running ./mpeg-streamer -o output_http.so -w ./www -i input_uvc.so -r 640x480 -f 10
i: Frames Per Second.: 10
i: Format............: JPEG
i: TV-Norm............: DEFAULT
Unable to set format: 1196444237 res: 640x480
Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
i: init_VideoIn failed
/

I hope this helps

[guysoft]

Ok accorting to this fourm post this happends because the camera does not support mjpg protocol. So you need to switch it to YUV.
You have to do this by adding -y after input_uvc.so in /home/pi/scripts/webcamDaemon

Locate this line in /home/pi/scripts/webcamDaemon:
echo Running ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "$input"
And change it to:
echo Running ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "$input" -y

Tell me if that solves the problem.
I guess we should also add an option for that in the webcamDaemon script.

[Maundy]

Ok, thanks, I'll give that a go and tell you if it solves the problem.

[guysoft]

Any luck?

[Maundy]

Unfortunately not...
the error code is pretty similar: see the attatched picture

[guysoft]

Hey,
It looks like its not accepting the configuration. because it should say Format............: YUV, but it says JPEG.
Try changing :
MJPGSTREAMER_INPUT_USB="input_uvc.so"
to this:
MJPGSTREAMER_INPUT_USB="input_uvc.so -y"
Also make sure your reverted your last change.

If this fail please provide the output lf lsusb, that might help me locate other issues.

[Maundy]

This seems to have changed the format to YUV however there is now a new error and accessing the octopi.local remotely is now very unreliable.

[Maundy]

The webcam streaming defiantly worked on the 0.5 version, has the mpegstreamer been changed in any way between 0.5 and 0.6?

[guysoft]

1. In answer to your question - from 0.5 to 0.6 we changed to a different version of mjgpg streamer that supports the Raspberry Pi camera as well as webcams. However its very unlikely that that change alone is causing what you are seeing.
2. Can you please give me the output of lsusb as I asked above? Knowing what camera you have might help. Also the error you are getting now is no such device. Perhaps there is a connection problem with the camera, are you SURE 100% you have a good power supply? 1A minimum, make sure its a good quality one (not a cheap one from ebay).

[Maundy]

I have swapped power supply and it is now working!!! I also removed the -y from the code to see if it stopped working again and it did, so this webcam must not support mjpg but works well with the YUYV setting and the right power supply.
Many thanks