On 1/16/06, dick hoogendijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:20:21 +0100 > dick hoogendijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a Logiteck QuickCam Chat webcam (USB-2) > > The device is detected alright. But I cannot get it to work. > > Kopete (KDE) i.e. does not see the device. > > > > I have two questions: > > (a) do I need to load some kind of *.ko file (like for the soundcards) > > to use a webcam under freebsd-6R? > > (b) what program is useful in testing this (web) usb-camera? > > Hope to get some advice. > > Nobody reacted. So either I'm stupid and just should know how these > things work in FreeBSD, or people didn't have time yet to respond. > > I googled a lot on "webcam and freebsd" but could not find something > relevant. I did read somewhre that on linux one has to create > a /dev/video* which on my fbsd-6R does not exist. I trust devfs should > have made one if needed.. > > I still at a loss on how to use my webcam on freebsd. It shouldn't be > too hard I'm told. Well, whatever.. It is in dmesg, but further than > that it can not be used. Who has some pointers? > > -- > dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE > ++ Running FreeBSD 6.0 ++ The Power to Serve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
As a matter of fact google comes up with a few useful links: http://www.google.com/search?q=webcam+freebsd _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
