UDOO QUAD + Android 4.4.2 + MS Lifecam not found

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  1. joelmar

    joelmar New Member

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    Just got my UDOO QUAD, loaded Android 4.4.2 image and connected my Microsoft Lifecam.

    When I click on the Camera app, I get the message "Can’t Connect To Camera Error".

    Is there anything I can do to fix this?

    ## A bit of Background
    I have tried a similar setup with a Wandboard DUAL + Android and it worked out of the box. So I am guessing that the current Android 4.4.2 for UDOO isn't built to support usb cams at all (v4l module -?-), which is a bummer because I'd like to use it for WebRTC in a browser.

    Any pointers are most welcome. This is going to be an enabler for my project.
     
  2. Andrea Rovai

    Andrea Rovai Well-Known Member

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    Hi there,
    only the UDOO CSI camera interface is supported by default.
    If you want to support another camera you have to recompile the Android Kernel. You can find some instructions on elinux.org/udoo on the page "compile android kernel from sources".
    Tell us if you manage to support another camera, I'm sure the community would be very happy of that!
    Cheers,
    Andrea
     
  3. joelmar

    joelmar New Member

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    I wasn't finding your page on http://elinux.org ... looks like it is case sensitive! here is the right URL http://elinux.org/UDOO

    A pity that you don't support USB cams out of the box, thanks for the pointers though. It is appreciated.
     

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