Difference between revisions of "Set up a Webcam with Linux"
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| − | + | You just want to see a video stream from your webcam to see it is working correctly, right? Then this article is for you. | |
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| − | = | + | = What to buy = |
| − | + | Buy the Logitech Quickcam messenger. Other webcams might work as well, but this article wants to give an exact description about one way that works. Use SUSE Linux 11. Other distributions might work as well. | |
| − | = | + | = What to call = |
| − | + | Install gqcam | |
yast -i gqcam | yast -i gqcam | ||
| + | call gqcam | ||
| + | gqcam | ||
result: | result: | ||
/dev/video: No such file or directory | /dev/video: No such file or directory | ||
| − | => very poor! It does not even give a recommendation what | + | => very poor! It does not even give a recommendation what to do. But here is it. Load the webcam driver |
modprobe gspca | modprobe gspca | ||
| − | + | Start gqcam again. Now it works. | |
| − | = | + | = See also = |
| − | + | * http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/linux-driver-for-quickcam-usb-cameras-logitech-quickcam-fusion/ | |
| + | * http://www.goldmann.de/webcam-linux_tipp_408.html | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 8 October 2008
You just want to see a video stream from your webcam to see it is working correctly, right? Then this article is for you.
What to buy
Buy the Logitech Quickcam messenger. Other webcams might work as well, but this article wants to give an exact description about one way that works. Use SUSE Linux 11. Other distributions might work as well.
What to call
Install gqcam
yast -i gqcam
call gqcam
gqcam
result:
/dev/video: No such file or directory
=> very poor! It does not even give a recommendation what to do. But here is it. Load the webcam driver
modprobe gspca
Start gqcam again. Now it works.
