On Wednesday 22 November 2006 15:43, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 18 November 2006 16:47, Alain PORTAL wrote: > >> Le samedi 18 novembre 2006 16:53, Anne Wilson a écrit : > >>> The spca40x is, I believe the outdated one. Do not mix gspca1 from > >>> mxhaard.free.fr and gspca1.kmdl from atrpms. Both are available from > >>> atrpms. > >> > >> gspca1-kmdl is the module, gspca1 is only the doc (one file: Changelog) > >> > >> rpm -qlp gspcav1-1.00.04-2.fc5.at.i386.rpm > >> /usr/share/doc/gspcav1-1.00.04 > >> /usr/share/doc/gspcav1-1.00.04/changelog > >> > >> rpm -qlp gspcav1-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5-1.00.04-2.fc5.at.i686.rpm > >> /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2239.fc5/updates/drivers/usb/media/gspca.ko > > > > Where did you find that info? I haven't seen it. > > > > I'm using FC6, and the two packages I have installed are > > > > gspcav1.i386 1.00.04-2.fc6.at > > gspcav1-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686 1.00.04-2.fc6.at > > I have been reading this thread and saving it for a few days until I > could try this webcam. I show the following yum installs in this > mornings log, the result of yesterdays install, however 'locate gspcav1' > produces only an rpm and two doc files? I have no assurance that they > are actually installed other than the log report? [Rpm -Uvh gspcav1 > reports that it's already installed?] > > Packages Installed: > > gspcav1.i386 1.00.04-2.fc6.at > gspcav1-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686 1.00.04-2.fc6.at > > > lsusb yields: > > Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:0701 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5300c/5370c > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > So apparently the camera is connected. > > I searched yumex for 'webcam' and cam up with 'camE' I asked it to > install along with whatever else looked like it might be useful. > > CamE has no man page, only a sample configuration file with notations > which leave me with some uncertainty. Perhaps there is something better > I should use? > > Running camE without the configuration file produces the error message > that it can not find /dev/video and neither can I. > > I'm not sure exactly what to ask at this point but any suggestions are > welcomed. > My webcam uses these modules. What application you want to use depends, I suppose, on what you intend to do with it. I've only installed this one for Internet chat etc, as I want to have video sessions with my sister who no longer lives in the UK. The camera is recognised and works in kopete's setup screen - I haven't tried it yet in an actually session. It works even better in ekiga. HTH Anne
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