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Hi guys,

Does anybody have any experience in succesfully using this configuration?

The extension cable has a small black box integrated at the far end, or beginning, depends on how you look at it , which acts as a USB repeater. When i do "lsusb" then i see both the Philips webcam and a NEC Corp. Highspeed Hub.

When the camera is connected to the extension cable, no streaming video is displayed in ZM. A shorter cable without the repeater-electronics in it displays streaming video without problems.

My guess is to look for a linux driver for this kind of cable, if it excists at all . But i was hoping not to need one.

For the Forum keeper(s): Would it not be a better idea to have a seperate section just for camera questions, rather then to have to ask these kind of questions in the chat section?

Best regards,

Ed.

Hi Ed,
on my Box the Philips PCVC 840

PC USB1 -> PCVC 840 is running
PC USB2 -> PCVC 840 is running
PC USB1 -> USB2 Repeater -> PCVC 840 is not running, with strange error messages in log file.

Best regards

rmo

Hi,

Could you elaborate a bit more on the error message you got in the logfile. Wich logfile is it? What does it say?

I have to admit that i am not that good in sniffing through logfiles and disecting everything in small bits and come up with a straight answer.

Maybe i have the same error message in that particular logfile. Who knows...

Ed.