I just emergerd the "camstream" package for frame capture with my logitek quickcam. The driver is loaded and the application runs as root I have opened up permissions to camstream as below:
# ls -l /usr/bin/camstream -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 369236 May 27 14:12 /usr/bin/camstream
But, although I can start the program as user, it doesn't find the camera. I suppose I need to give user permission to the device but darned if I can find the device name. below is pertinant lines from dmesg:
Linux video capture interface: v1.00 usb.c: registered new driver quickcam USB Quickcam Class ff SubClass ff idVendor 46d idProduct 840 USB Quickcam camera found using: $Id: quickcam.c,v 1.111 2003/01/27 09:41:03 tuukkat Exp $ quickcam: probe of HDCS1000 sensor = 08 00 id: 08 quickcam: HDCS1000 sensor detected
I did find this: ls -l /dev/v4l/video0 crwxrwx--- 1 root video 81, 0 Dec 31 1969 /dev/v4l/video0
(user is in group "video") I must have overlooked something... -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free
Most camera software I've looked at tries to use /dev/video as a default, instead of /dev/video0 which you (and my) camera are listed as in /dev. Read the man page for your camera software to see how to change the device.
Also, if you get the quickcam running properly, let me know. I'm having it work 80% of the time, but it fills my log files up with errors.
-Chris I
Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all himself,
and the wife smiles and lets it go at that.
-- Barrie
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