I have read that the Logitech Quickcam Chat web cam works 'out of the box' with Linux. So I have bought one. Unfortunately, I can't get it to work in Linux, let alone 'out of the box'! It works extremely well with XP and Windows Live Messenger. The camera active light is on, but no Linux programs appear to be able to find it. The camera is plugged into a USB socket on the back of the computer. I have tried it with five different Linux distros, two hard drive installations and three from Live CDs. Here's what I get: Kopete: Settings->Configure->Devices. The small picture window is blue and there is 'No device listed'. aMSN: I get the error message 'Cannot display the webcam's image. Make sure your webcam is well plugged and installed.' Ekiga: Going through the set-up, when I get to setting up the video using either V4L or V4L2, I get the message 'No device found'. I want the webcam to communicate with others using the MSN protocol. It's a nuisance, having used Linux for several hours, to have to close it down and boot up XP just to use the webcam! Then back out of Windows and into Linux again. Especially when it is supposed to work perfectly in Linux. If it's any help, the webcam is not listed in the KDE Control Centre "periferals". But I have no idea if it should be. Please, what should I try next to get the webcam to work? Any advice will be *very* gratefully received. Many thanks Keith
