On Tue, Jan 21 2014, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:30 PM, <gottl...@nyu.edu> wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 18 2014, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: >> >>> On Jan 18, 2014 4:02 PM, <gottl...@nyu.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> My main system is a dell latitude E6430s. I am embarrassed to say >>>> that, although I have had this system for a while, I just now realized >>>> that it has a build in webcam. What software do you recommend and what >>>> should I start reading to learn how to use it. >>> >>> To play with it, and of you already use GNOME, I recommend Cheese. It's >>> actually fun to use. >>> >> Thank you canek (and walt, james, and eroen) but I didn't make clear the >> level of my ignorance. I have never used a webcam, but I recently >> became a grandfather so figured I should learn. I must need a driver >> for the camera. According to lsusb I have >> >> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:646b Microdia >> (the 400 line verbose output is at the end of this msg). >> >> [snip] >> >> But, as I mentioned, I am a complete novice with webcams and wonder if I >> am way off base here. Is the above the right path to follow? > > [Humongous snip] > > Ah, you need first the drivers then. Don't bother with out-of-tree > drivers. Try (directly in your kernel) USB_VIDEO_CLASS (a.k.a. UVC), > CONFIG_USB_GSPCA, and if that doesn't work enable all of > CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_*. Mine works only with CONFIG_USB_GSPCA. > > After loading the modules, or booting with the new kernel, see if you > have /dev/v4l (it's a dir). Then any modern software (e.g., Cheese or > google-talkplugin) will autodetect the camera. > > Regards.
Sounds like a plan. thanks, allan
