> > Building modules outside the kernel can be fraught with problems > though... > > Adrian
Think the required module went in ok: testerm...@marvin:/$ lsmod Module Size Used by quickcam_messenger 12420 0 usbvideo 24324 1 quickcam_messenger bt878 10408 0 bttv 157172 1 bt878 video_buf 22532 1 bttv firmware_class 9472 1 bttv ir_common 27780 1 bttv ompat_ioctl32 1536 2 usbvideo,bttv i2c_algo_bit 8584 1 bttv btcx_risc 4872 1 bttv tveeprom 13968 1 bttv videodev 21120 2 usbvideo,bttv v4l1_compat 12164 1 videodev v4l2_common 20480 3 tuner,bttv,videodev i2c_core 19472 6 tuner,tvaudio,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tv usbcore 109444 quickcam_messenger,usbvideo,usbhid ,ohci_hcd But nothing seems to recognise the usb quick cam is there: eg. testerm...@marvin:/$ xawtv -hwscan This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.18-4-486) looking for available devices port 60-60 [ -xvport 60 ] type : Xvideo, video overlay name : video4linux port 61-61 type : Xvideo, image scaler name : SIS 300/315/330 series Video Overlay /dev/video0: OK [ -device /dev/video0 ] type : v4l2 name : BT878 video (Hauppauge (bt878)) flags: overlay capture tuner How do I assign video0 to the webcam please? TIA Mike PS I am assuming that quickcam_messenger is the right module of course! I am using an older style logitech quickcam. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------