Re: [LAU] webcam with Linux

On Thursday 03 July 2008 10:23:24 Dave Phillips wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I purchased a Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP, which is apparently
> supported by the gspca driver. However, I've made the rather surprising
> discovery that webcam support is *not* a feature of the 64 Studio and
> JAD distributions. Ouch.
>
> So if I'm right it appears that I'll have to recompile the kernel for
> V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I
> should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos,
> yes ?
>
> If you've used a webcam under one of the Linux rt systems, please
> advise, it would be most appreciated.

Ubuntu Studio on this box:

~$ uname -a
Linux zriven 2.6.22-15-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Tue Jun 10 11:20:44 UTC 2008 i686
GNU/Linux

just plugged in a usb webcam for a test for you.

xawtv shows my mug in its window.
>
> Best,
>
> dp

all the best,

drew

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Received on Fri Jul 4 04:15:09 2008