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Alberto Hernando wrote:
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> Hi.
>
> As usual, Dan is right. If you have udev working you will have a /dev/video0
> device as soon as you load the driver, and the cam is plugged in, of course.
> Recently, I was given a cheap logitech quickcam webcam. Kernel 2.6.18 has a
> basic support for it, but my older kernel hadn't. Well, I asked google and I
> saw several drivers that I thought had to work. But until I found the right
> one, nothing. I even tried to use makedev and cheat a bit, but don't do it.
> If it doesn't work, it doesn't. I'm saying this because you might think that
> it should work and you might be wrong, not the kernel. So what you have to do
> is make sure you find a working driver. You will know when it works. Then,
> you can try xawtv, camorama or even mplayer to test it, before using ekiga or
> any other software.
>
> Alberto
Hi Alberto,
I do have a /dev/video1394 directory with a special file '0' in it and
haven't got a clue what it is for. I tried to connect to it with the
video applications but I get nothing. I need to find some documentation
on the drivers that are supplied with the 2.6.18 kernel. As I said in
another post I did a grep through the drivers directory and didn't find
my camera model but there may be some generic driver that will work but
does not say it is for my cam specifically. Thanks for the information.
Arnie
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