[LAU] webcam with Linux

[Dave Phillips]

Greetings,

I purchased a Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP, which is apparently 
supported by the gspca driver. However, I've made the rather surprising 
discovery that webcam support is *not* a feature of the 64 Studio and 
JAD distributions. Ouch.

So if I'm right it appears that I'll have to recompile the kernel for 
V4L support. Am I correct to assume this ? And after I've done so, I 
should be able to run the v4l software in the Debian and OpenSUSE repos, 
yes ?

If you've used a webcam under one of the Linux rt systems, please 
advise, it would be most appreciated.

Best,

dp