PSEYE(4)

📦 version 11.0, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 PSEYE(4) — the Kernel Interfaces Manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so we're in pseye(4) territory, section 4 of the manual, and honestly? this one's a little legend. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

pseye — the Sony PlayStation Eye webcam device driver. yes bestie, the little camera. she's a driver. she's iconic. periodt 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

pseye* at uhub?
video* at videobus?

literally just two lines and they're both doing their little thing. attacc hed. 🦋

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so the pseye driver is out here providing support for the Sony PlayStation Eye USB webcam, model SLEH-00201. that's the specific one, no cap — don't come at me with a different model, this is the one. 📸

this webcam supports 640x480 YUYV capture at 30 frames per second, and here's the tea: that configuration requires a hi-speed USB host controller (like ehci(4)) to function properly. lowkey important. if you're not on hi-speed, it's not gonna slay the way it's supposed to. 🫶

and the plot thickens — the Sony PlayStation Eye device also has a separate audio interface, which is supported by the uaudio(4) device driver. so video's over here doing her thing and audio's over there doing hers. two queens, separate interfaces, no drama. 🎤

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go read those too, iykyk 💜

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

the pseye device driver appeared in NetBSD 5.0. vintage. she's been around. honestly kind of main character energy for a webcam driver. ⭐

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Jared D. McNeill <jmcneill@invisible.ca> — that's the person who made this happen. we stan. 💖

💀 BUGS 💀

okay so here's the one thing to know, and it's kind of a big one: the only mode supported by the pseye driver is 640x480 YUYV at 30fps. that's it. that's the whole menu. no other modes, no options, no alternate vibes. if you were hoping for a little variety? she said no. 🙈

fr fr read this part twice — that single mode is literally the only one, so plan accordingly bestie.

and that's the page!! written by the Debian crew, dated September 6, 2008 — yes, 2008, she's a period piece and she's still serving 💅✨ 🎀

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