On Sunday 13 February 2005 07:37, Paul M. Bucalo wrote: >I have a Logitech ClickSmart 510 USB camera that will not mount on >FC3/SELinux/udev. My Handspring Visor and Espon CX-5400 printer work >fine. > >When I plug it in or let the laptop bootup with it attached, the > green active light on the camera (and indication that a link has > been made with it) does come on moments after found. A cat >of /proc/bus/usb/devices shows that the camera is being found. This >camera is *not* supported in xcam or gphoto2. It will only work in >GnomeMeeting as a webcam using the experimental spca5xx driver. > >I've tried to mount it manually. There is a device node (video0) and >symlink (video) in /dev, but I can't seem to mount to either. Not > sure that I have the syntax right. Still, the mystical udev is > suppose to make this a hands-off mount. > >Information on this camera is sparse. Search results were pretty > bare. Search for spca5xx, the driver. It is not part of the distribution. The driver is in a perpetual state of beta, being supported by a Michel XHaard IIRC. Last release was last week. >I need the wewbcam ability, so the camera is already a success. But, > it would be better if I could mount it as a storage device and copy > off the pics, too. I really don't need to have GUI access to the > camera's memory device. > >Any ideas on what I have to tweak or do to get this thing mounted? > >TIA, > >Paul -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.33% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
