USB webcam

> "plug it in" is a good answer for many webcams.

that is true...but if not, plug it in and run
lsub
from command line, and you will learn device ID and name of chip
maker...then go to

http://mxhaard.free.fr/index.html

and find the driver--and install same..

exactly how to install, i don't know...since i'm hooked up with SUSE,
i used the one button install found here:

http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Web_Cameras

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On Aug 29, 7:23 pm, Joe Pfeiffer <pfeif... DeleteThis @cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
> "mike7...@gmail.com" <mike7... DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:
> > Is there an easy way to get a USB webcam working on Linux? (any
> > flavor)
>
> "plug it in" is a good answer for many webcams.  Do you have something
> more specific you're interested in knowing?

Will plugging it in generally create the device /dev/video0?

Thanks.

"mike7411@gmail.com" <mike7411 DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:

> On Aug 29, 7:23 pm, Joe Pfeiffer <pfeif... DeleteThis @cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
>> "mike7...@gmail.com" <mike7... DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:
>> > Is there an easy way to get a USB webcam working on Linux? (any
>> > flavor)
>>
>> "plug it in" is a good answer for many webcams.  Do you have something
>> more specific you're interested in knowing?
>
> Will plugging it in generally create the device /dev/video0?

If you're running a distribution with udev, it should.

On Aug 30, 5:33 pm, Joe Pfeiffer <pfeif....DeleteThis@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
> "mike7...@gmail.com" <mike7....DeleteThis@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Aug 29, 7:23 pm, Joe Pfeiffer <pfeif....DeleteThis@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
> >> "mike7...@gmail.com" <mike7....DeleteThis@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > Is there an easy way to get a USB webcam working on Linux? (any
> >> > flavor)
>
> >> "plug it in" is a good answer for many webcams.  Do you have something
> >> more specific you're interested in knowing?
>
> > Will plugging it in generally create the device /dev/video0?
>
> If you're running a distribution with udev, it should.

Anyone know about OpenSUSE 10.3 with regards to starting udev?

I was running OpenSUSE 10.3 and plugged in a USB Logitech webcam. It
never created /dev/video0.

Any ideas?

mike7411.TakeThisOut@gmail.com staggered into the Black Sun and said:
> On Aug 29, 7:23 pm, Joe Pfeiffer <pfeif....TakeThisOut@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
>> "mike7...@gmail.com" <mike7....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> writes:
>>> Is there an easy way to get a USB webcam working on Linux? (any
>>> flavor)
>> "plug it in" is a good answer for many webcams. Do you have something
>> more specific you're interested in knowing?
> Will plugging it in generally create the device /dev/video0?

Most distros that aren't Slack or LFS have switched to starting udev at
boot. If udev is running, and the camera you've plugged in is
supported, then you chould be able to plug the camera in, wait 5 seconds
for the USB subsystem and udev to do their thing, and then see a
/dev/video0 (or /dev/video/0 ) device show up. If one doesn't, then
take a look at the output from "dmesg | tail -n 20" to see what the heck
is going on.

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On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:17:04 +0000, Dances With Crows wrote:

>> Will plugging it in generally create the device /dev/video0?

> Most distros that aren't Slack or LFS have switched to starting udev at
> boot. If udev is running, and the camera you've plugged in is supported,

Ummmmm..... Slackware starts udev at boot.


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mike7411.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Anyone know about OpenSUSE 10.3 with regards to starting udev?
> I was running OpenSUSE 10.3
> Any ideas?

see http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Web_Cameras

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On 2008-08-31 04:27, mike7411 DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:

>
> Anyone know about OpenSUSE 10.3 with regards to starting udev?
>
> I was running OpenSUSE 10.3 and plugged in a USB Logitech webcam. It
> never created /dev/video0.
>
> Any ideas?

Some Logitech cams works, other not.

Logitech messenger should directly, just plug
and play, but don't expect to get any good answer from the
"computer expert" in your computer shop.

I found a shop that was selling out all their messenger cameras, so I
grabbed 4 of them, and they was working in suse 10.3 and 11 without any
configurations.

/bb

bb wrote:
> On 2008-08-31 04:27, mike7411 DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Anyone know about OpenSUSE 10.3 with regards to starting udev?
>>
>> I was running OpenSUSE 10.3 and plugged in a USB Logitech webcam. It
>> never created /dev/video0.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Some Logitech cams works, other not.
>
> Logitech messenger should directly, just plug
> and play, but don't expect to get any good answer from the
> "computer expert" in your computer shop.
>
> I found a shop that was selling out all their messenger cameras, so I
> grabbed 4 of them, and they was working in suse 10.3 and 11 without any
> configurations.
>
> /bb
>
>

Just found a 3Com Home Connect (Model 0776) webcam in a dumpster of
computer junk, and after I cleaned the lens of the fungus and mold, it
works great!

Many webcams appear on the Linux Hardware listings in any search of
http://google.com/linux which is quite extensive.

In article <48cd0ac8$0$11773$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com>,
AHappyCamper <@thelandfill.com> wrote:
> bb wrote:
> > On 2008-08-31 04:27, mike7411.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Anyone know about OpenSUSE 10.3 with regards to starting udev?
> >>
> >> I was running OpenSUSE 10.3 and plugged in a USB Logitech webcam. It
> >> never created /dev/video0.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> > Some Logitech cams works, other not.
> >
> > Logitech messenger should directly, just plug
> > and play, but don't expect to get any good answer from the
> > "computer expert" in your computer shop.
> >
> > I found a shop that was selling out all their messenger cameras, so I
> > grabbed 4 of them, and they was working in suse 10.3 and 11 without any
> > configurations.
>
> Just found a 3Com Home Connect (Model 0776) webcam in a dumpster of
> computer junk, and after I cleaned the lens of the fungus and mold, it
> works great!

Where did the previous owner have it, a bathroom?

Which IM programs that do video chatting? What about motion-triggered
video capture?

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Hactar wrote:
> In article <48cd0ac8$0$11773$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com>,
> AHappyCamper <@thelandfill.com> wrote:

>> Just found a 3Com Home Connect (Model 0776) webcam in a dumpster of
>> computer junk, and after I cleaned the lens of the fungus and mold, it
>> works great!
>
> Where did the previous owner have it, a bathroom?

Much of Florida is underwater, over the past month, and the humidity is
above 88%.

Automobiles, boats, mailboxes, glass windows, siding, and security cams,
all tend to grow a coat of green and need weekly cleaning!

Any smooth surface that doesn't get cleaned often grows either rust, or
mold, or both!

>
> Which IM programs that do video chatting? What about motion-triggered
> video capture?
>

GAIM project became Pidgin, try it!

In article <48cd6fd8$0$11757$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com>,
AHappyCamper <@thelandfill.com> wrote:
> Hactar wrote:
>
> > Which IM programs that do video chatting? What about motion-triggered
> > video capture?
>
> GAIM project became Pidgin, try it!

Quoth http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin:

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| Does Pidgin support webcams (video)?
| Does Pidgin support MSN video chat?
|
| Not currently. It is planned.
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Maybe I have to use another OS in VMware?

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Hactar <ebenZEROONE.RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote:
> Maybe I have to use another OS in VMware?

I think there are packages that run in wine that provide this facility.
My brother does teleconferencing and he normally uses Microsoft Windows
Live Messenger, but his computer went down a few weeks ago, and he is
temporarily on a Linux based machine. I know his webcam and audio are
working, and he was going to install some sort of messenger program in
wine, but I can't remember what package it was.

Mark.

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