N900- Front camera activation command...
 

Hi!

I need a command that activates the front camera from command line.(without installing any apps(like mplayer)) If I not mistaken there was the "cameratest" command on N810/800. I need some similar thing... Could anybody help me? (Really sorry for my bad english)

CG

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

There are "Power Search" and "Search" menu items to be found on the right side in the menu :-)

Here you go, "Front facing camera". No need to install anything, as the mentioned gst-launch is now installed by default (IIRC), just try from X-Term:
gst-launch v4l2src device=/dev/video1 ! autovideosink

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

Hi, thx for quick answer but it says: gst-launch: not found.
What can I do?
Sorry, i haven't got any experiences in linux...

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

Hi, could anybody help me in this issue?

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

From the Application Manager, install the "rootsh" package.
Then open X-Term, type "sudo gainroot"
Now type "apt-get install gstreamer-tools"

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

i tried starting gst-launch and it works even as non root

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

I tried this and it worked, but in portraitmode the picture was upsidedown.

I have read many complaining about the quality of this camere, but the picture was clear and more than good enough for videocalls.

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

"CrckMc" Wich firmware is in use on your device? I tried with 2.2009.51.1

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

Hi, you need to install gstreamer first. There is a package called gstreamer0.10-gnomlin which you should be able to install from the app manager which will fix this.

Peter

Re: N900- Front camera activation command...
 

THX...Is there any other way to activation? Without installing any packages or programs? :-(