[LAU] webcam with Linux

R Dicaire kritek at gmail.com
Thu Jul 3 12:26:31 EDT 2008


On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Emanuel Rumpf <xbran at web.de> wrote:
>> 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 ?

> check your kernel config (in /boot/ directory).
> my one has these lines in it:
> CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
> CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1=y
> CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y
> CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=y

That cam will require this kernel config option enabled as well:

CONFIG_USB_ZC0301

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