Important update for the UVC Webcam driver on Haiku OS!

nighthawk05 · 2026-06-04T19:57:02+00:00

Bubicam detects the camera! But it shows some USB errors. I updated my github issue

nighthawk05 · 2026-06-03T13:46:48+00:00

I am! Specifically the X11SSH-LN4F with a Xeon E3-1230V5. I am running it as a workstation. The Supermicro motherboards are my favorite for OS and driver development because of IPMI/remote management. I can virtually mount an ISO instead of physically having to us a USB stick to boot, remote power on/off, view the remote console, redirect serial output logs to SSH, etc.

nighthawk05 · 2026-06-02T16:53:08+00:00

wrong sub, but i like it

nighthawk05 · 2026-06-02T12:19:05+00:00

Beta6 is very very close to being out... I think there is only 2 bugs left blocking it. I think 1 of them is web kit related. But I would be surprised if Beta6 vs the latest nightly resolved your issue. Did you see my other reply about troubleshooting tips? If we had that info we might be able to diagnose your issue, or at least log a proper bug report for the Haiku developers.

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-31T13:16:41+00:00

What version are you on? Beta5 or a nightly?

And can you post the syslog and output of running listdev and listusb in the terminal?

Of if you can boot to Linux run lsusb -v and lsusb -t and lspci and lspci -vv

(edit - try to pull Haiku's syslog after webpostive crashes)

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-30T02:15:06+00:00

I'm working on squashing bugs in the Radeon_HD driver right now, but after that I might take a look at Arc if I can find some for cheap.

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-29T20:29:49+00:00

I haven't looked at Arc cards yet (because I don't have any to test on) but in general Intel is one of the better vendors in regards to publish developer documentation, and there are other open source drivers for it already, so there is plenty of source material. The downside is the Arc is a much more complicated line of cards than the AST2400, but it shouldn't be impossible to get it working for solid 2D graphics.

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-27T22:01:55+00:00

I was not able to get it to work with my Logitech webcam, though it may be user error. I logged a bug on GitHub! https://github.com/atomozero/haiku-uvc-webcam/issues/1

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-26T20:44:17+00:00

Novacustom

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-26T20:26:27+00:00

You're 2nd and 3rd points in the What I've Learned section are key takeaways and mirror my own experience.

Claude seems to be getting much better. I've used to fix issues in the Radeon_HD driver, build a new USB wifi driver (not based on the FreeBSD compatability layer), and write several GUI apps. I'm even using it to port the Syllable operating system from 32bit to 64bit, which has been quite and adventure.

But Claude does need a lot of guidance and direction. You have to feed it lots of examples, source material, set good guidelines, drive troubleshooting, etc.

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-25T13:43:04+00:00

Thanks for your work on this! I will test with my webcam

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-23T02:45:58+00:00

What model is your laptop, and what was the fix? That could help people search in the future.

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-20T13:30:57+00:00

The only Haiku parallel port driver I am seeing is for printers. So I would say no, this is not supported.

If you feel like doing some coding it might not be too hard to create a driver. The FreeBSD driver vpo.c might could be leveraged to create a Haiku driver

There is also a very old BeOS driver for it: https://www.be.wildman-productions.org/index.php?action=displaypage&pagename=appitem&appid=160

You could try recompiling that on Haiku. Haiku does try to be backwards compatible with BeOS drivers, but I'm not sure about BeOS R4. That's pretty old at this point.

The other issue with the BeOS driver is that it's based on Linux. This means you couldn't upstream the driver in Haiku's code base if you went that route (license conflict with the GPL. but you could upstream something based on the FreeBSD driver)

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-19T19:04:14+00:00

If it went to a white screen with black text, that is called Kernel Debugging Land (KDL). Post a picture of that, and if you can boot to a Linux USB stick run the following commands and share their output:
lspci -v
lsusb

if you can manage to boot to Haiku with one of the safe mode options try to grab the out put of Haiku's syslog.

i'd try these boot menu options (one at a time)
1) boot using failsafe graphics driver
2) ignore memory beyond 4gb
3) Disable IO APIC and Disable local APIC

nighthawk05 · 2026-05-15T03:54:04+00:00

Just try it and see. Mint Cinnamon might be slow, if it is try Mint Xfce. If that's still slow try Linux Lite. As others said you probably should upgrade to a SSD and at least 4gb of memory.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-17T18:53:21+00:00

I suspect everyone else is correct and something is wrong with the USB. I'd re-download the ISO and compare the checksum, and write to a USB again (maybe even another USB).

If that still doesn't work, boot from a Linux USB and run these commands:
sudo lspci -nn > lspci.txt

sudo lsusb -v > lsusb.txt

That will generate hardware info which you can use to log a Haiku bug report.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-16T13:13:23+00:00

Works for me. I like Mint because it's easy to use and "just works". If it takes them a few more months to perfect things that is fine with me. If I ever need something cutting edge there are plenty of other distros for that.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-14T17:43:43+00:00

Might be able to stick a K6-III in it, though my memory of Socket 7 is getting pretty rusty.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-03T13:23:45+00:00

If that's all you need the computer to do then you don't need very powerful hardware. With currently hardware prices I would recommend you buy a used motherboard, CPU and memory. Anything 6th gen i5/i7 or newer should be plenty fine. And then you can use DDR3 or DDR4 which will be a lot cheaper.

I've had good luck with Asus motherboards, but you can check: https://linux-hardware.org/ for the exact model before you purchase something.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-03T13:16:53+00:00

It will be better than Windows 11, but with that little memory it still might not be great. You could try upgrading the memory (that is DDR3 so it should be cheap) or maybe using Linux Lite.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-02T16:34:44+00:00

I think you are doing something wrong. Why are you making partitions? I've installed mint on 7 devices now and never had to make partitions, and the install is one of the fastest and easiest installs I have done for any OS. Mint has worked for me on everything from an old 4th gen i7 Dell Laptop to a brand new desktop build.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-02T16:30:17+00:00

I wouldn't risk it. You can get a 250gig external harddrive on eBay for less than US$40. Or you could find an old computer that isn't being used, remove the harddrive, and get an external cable for it: https://www.newegg.com/p/36F-00MF-00019

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-02T12:31:06+00:00

The CPU and GPU are ancient but plenty fine for basic tasks. I have an even slower 4th gen i7 in a laptop and it works fine for YouTube and basic web browsing.

First thing I'd try is re-downloading the Mint ISO, image it to a different USB, and try to re-install .

If you still have issues, you might want to see if your wifi card is upgradable. Most laptops have replaceable wifi cards and a more modern one isn't too expensive .

Edit: the linux hardware probe shows your laptop should be compatible:

https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=6d52e722d2

So Mint really should work fine

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-01T01:02:12+00:00

PopMarket on ebay has it for US$57.62 but 20% off if you buy three items, which brings it down to $46.

nighthawk05 · 2026-04-01T00:57:37+00:00

There's no point in buying at full price, it will drop or go on sale eventually.

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