[Eug-lug] slightly OT: WebCam

[Jimmy Hendrix]

Not sure if this will help you get the cam up and running, but gnome has a
new program for web cams:

http://www.gnome.org/projects/cheese/

Good luck!

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What does not work?
> In other words, what software is failing?  What software/drivers have
> you been trying?
> Are you using stock kernels in those Mandrivas?
> Have you tried a bootable distro and/or gotten the webcam to work on
> any other system?
> I had no problems with a usb webcam years ago; I used "motion" as well
> as various bttv-driven stuff for manual viewing & recording.
>
> ~ben
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net>
> wrote:
> > All
> >  Linux 2.6.17 or 2.6.2.9 (specifically Mandriva 2007 and 2008, if that
> >  makes a difference)
> >  Camera: Logitech QuickCam Messenger - reported to be supported by
> >  spca50x with a quality rating of 4 stars
> >  (more details upon request, of course)
> >
> >  Has anyone had any luck getting a WebCam running on these or similar
> >  Linux releases?  Specifically, while the driver is reported to work, I
> >  haven't been able to fine (a) an RPM, or (b) source code that would
> >  compile (at least not without major headaches and tooth pulling).
> >
> >  Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer
> >  Regards
> >  Fred James
> >
> >
> >
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