[chbot] UVC camera on Linux problems

[Alan Greenstreet]

Hi

One post suggests the zvbi plugin to VLC is required

https://medium.com/@petehouston/use-vlc-to-play-camera-with-different-formats-17cf839b72d0

https://www.castoriscausa.com/posts/2020/04/06/microscope-vlc-linux/#:~:text=Note%2C%20the%20V4L2%20module%20in%20VLC%20requires,may%20need%20also%20to%20install%20this%20library.

  sudo apt install vlc-plugin-zvbi if you are on a Debian distro


On 04/09/2025 14:47, Robin Gilks wrote:
> My microscope uses a generic UVC camera that has a few issues with 
> Linux drivers
>
> At startup I get
> UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround.
> but when I try to talk to it with vlc I get
> v4l2 stream error: cannot set format: Input/output error
>
> I've tried loading the driver with a variety of quirks but no luck but 
> then I happened upon the v4l2 test program that talks to it OK!
>
> Does anyone know how I can stream through v4l2 somehow to allow access 
> with firefox/chrome etc during a Google meet session?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> -- 
> Robin Gilks
>
>
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