On Tuesday 12 December 2006 7:09 am, Ric Moore wrote: > On Sun, 2006-12-10 at 10:52 +0000, Keith Powell wrote: > > I did the kmod-gspca as you suggested, but there is no > > difference. The web cam still isn't found. If it's of any > > importance, there are no 'video' folder or files in /dev. > > > > I have also tried twice doing new installations on a spare hard > > drive and trying to install the web cam again, with, and without > > the kernel version. No success. That is why I haven't sent this > > reply earlier. > > > > I'm completely at a loss what to do next, as I *don't* want to > > fire XP up every time I want to use the web cam. > > Did you get it running yet? Ric No Ric After *very* many hours of trying, I have come to a complete halt in trying to get it working. I have looked at the mailing lists and forums of other distros, and they all appear to be having a lot of problems getting webcams to work. So it isn't just a Fedora problem. My webcam wants to use /dev/video, but there isn't one! I have no idea how to create one. In fact, I have tried several other distros on my "experimenting" hard drive, and none of the create a /dev/video folder. I am coming to the conclusion that, until I can get a /dev/video folder and file, there is no chance of my camera working. What's very frustrating is that, when I bought the camera, I read on other lists, that it worked "out of the box" in Linux. I ran installation CD with XP, and five minutes later, the camera was working and properly set up. GRRRRR! Unless someone can offer me any other advice, I am afraid it's back to XP whenever I want to use the webcam. Sorry I couldn't be more positive. Cheers Keith
