[LAU] webcam with Linux

[Susan Cragin]

I have Intrepid Studio RT on a 386 machine with a built-in webcam.
My webcam does not work with Camorama but does work with Skype for Ubuntu Linux. 
??
That's all I know. I got RT for the audio, not the video, so I haven't experimented.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com>
>Sent: Jul 3, 2008 10:23 AM
>To: LAU <linux-audio-user at lists.linuxaudio.org>
>Subject: [LAU] webcam with Linux
>
>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
>
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