actualy aftersome careful search I found /dev/video0 . its a file, not a directory as i initially thought. However, whenever I use camorama to open it gives the error "Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0). Please check connection". When I open cheese it opens a screen but it is clear that it has not been able to detect the webcam.
Robin 2009/1/10 Robin Paul <[email protected]> > Actually, I have a webcam but I didnt know the model or the make of that > webcam. So I dwnloaded easycam software. But the whole programme is written > in French and was thus worse than command-line. But after a little > difficuly i managed to install it. > When I ran that software, it detected my webcam as Microdia USB2.0 > Webcam12. I tried to install the camera usin dat software but most probably > it wasnt able to. I cudnt understand the messages as they were all in > French. The reply was > " Drivers installe !". However I cud still click on the Forward button and > when I clicked on it, it showed "Installation Complete" > It also said " to test your webcam: Exectue -> Webcam (no spelling > errors from my side) > > so I typed "webcam" in command-line and I got the message > > ro...@robin-desktop:~$ webcam > reading config file: /home/robin/.webcamrc > video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr > grabber config: > size 320x240 [none] > input (null), norm (null), jpeg quality 75 > rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320 > > when I plug the webcam out of the USB port it shows > > ro...@robin-desktop:~$ webcam > reading config file: /home/robin/.webcamrc > v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory > v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory > v4l: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory > no grabber device available > ro...@robin-desktop:~$ > > that means Hardy has detected the webcam!. However, the webcam does not get > mounted in the /dev/video directory. Infact there is no /dev/video directory > even when the webcam is connected to the USB port. > * > What is even more funny is that I cant even find the file called > /home/robin/.webcamrc when I try to open it thru "file Browser"* > > Therefore, I am not able to use any webcam software such as Cheese or > Camorama. > > Please help. > > Robin > > > > 2009/1/10 Robin Paul <[email protected]> > > Hi, >> I just want to know is there anyone who uses a webcam in Ubuntu Linux >> (preferrably Hardy). I know there are sites dedicated to it but it wud be >> nice to know somebody from this particular gp using it. >> >> Robin >> >> -- >> Robin Paul >> >> Permanent Address: >> 1469, Poorvanchal Complex >> J.N.U Campus >> New Delhi - 110067 >> Phone:011-26741386 >> e-mail:[email protected] <e-mail%[email protected]> >> Mobile No. - 9968047983 >> >> > > > -- > Robin Paul > > Permanent Address: > 1469, Poorvanchal Complex > J.N.U Campus > New Delhi - 110067 > Phone:011-26741386 > e-mail:[email protected] <e-mail%[email protected]> > Mobile No. - 9968047983 > > -- Robin Paul Permanent Address: 1469, Poorvanchal Complex J.N.U Campus New Delhi - 110067 Phone:011-26741386 e-mail:[email protected] <e-mail%[email protected]> Mobile No. - 9968047983 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ l...@iitd mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
