Sunday, March 30, 2008

Webcam for Linux


Is your webcam supported in Linux? What webcam should I buy to use with my Linux system? These questions and more can be answered at this page, which is the home of the ’spca’ webcam driver, supporting the most commonly used webcams, including many Logitechs.

This website lists dozens and dozens of webcams and their current level or support.
Check this out :
Gspca/Spca5xx, Spca5xx-LE Linux WebCams Driver

This driver already included in your repository under the name dkms-gspcav1. Check with Synaptic if it already installed with your OS version.
1. Open Synaptic.
2. Click Search button.
3. Enter gspcav.
4. Mark
dkms-gspcav1 for installation if it not yet installed in your system.
5. Test with some webcam programs, such as Cheese, Camorama, Xawtv, Wxcam, Motion, Gyachi/Gyachoo, aMSN, or Kopete.


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