On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 08:49:47PM +0545, Jwalanta Shrestha wrote: > hi ashes, > > tried the link u provided long time back but no luck.. > > btw, i got the webcam as a gift, so selling it was a bad idea in the > first place i guess.. maybe i'll get to use it after few months.. > actually webcam is no use for me currently, had the hardware so jus > wanted to try.. > > regards, > jwalanta. > > > > > On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 02:23 -0400, Ashes wrote: > > > k cha open thitto. > > > > I dont know which version of linux are you using... I am using ubuntu 7.04. > > well whats the model of your webcam? I think most of the new linux > > support webcam > > > > I think that this link would be good for you. Digg it. > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Webcam-HOWTO/hardware.html
Did you try Ashes's link? Just FYI :-), in future could you please post the exact model of webcam and where you have currently reached in terms of making it to work? There is a free software developer in France who wrote (if my memory serves me right) nearly ~150 drivers for taiwanese/chinese made webcams for Linux. You could possibly get one of the driver he wrote for your webcam (suitably if not perfectly). Google around and see. Often times, it involves these - 1) Get hold of source or binary-only driver 2) Compile the source to a module 3) Insert the module It is often times that it's hard to get 1) because the webcam is "outrightly" not supported in Linux. Other times, getting a similar chipset model can work. So, the mileage may vary and hence it's an art not some rocket science. -- Cheers, Bikal. GPG: 0D8EAFB6
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