I have a Dell P4 with two USB devices currently connected....a UMAX Astra 3400 scanner (not supported by Linux as I am told) and a new PHILIPS pcvc690k Vesta Pro Scan webcam.
I have NO idea as to these things work. I downloaded gnomemeeting (the best that I know of). Haven't yet talked to anyone yet but will try. No idea as where to get more software for the camera. I want to be able to stream videos and different formats and different resolutions. I went to http://www.smcc.demon.nl and saw that there are drivers specific for Linux. Sorry but I haven't yet received my phD in kernel compiling and have NO idea how this particular driver works. I am using Mandrake 8.1 with kernel 2.4.8-34.1mdk. The site recommends using a generic kernel---I refuse to do this. I think my Mandrake kernel is the best for my system. I can see a small size capture in gnomemeeting but I cannot adjust the video size and other options. The above site has a pcwx thing but don't know how to get that to work. my /lib/modules only contains two folders: 2.4.8-26mdk and 2.4.8-34mdk. Also when I shutdown my system it hangs. The systems displays two messages usb.c: USB disconnect on device 1 usb.c: USB disconnect on devcie 2 Afterwards the system hangs indefinitely and refuses to reboot. Can anyone please get me started with the Webcam.? I bought this specifically becuase I was told this works very well with Linux---doesn't seem to be the case so far. Could anyone please recommend conferencing software that lets me talk to NetMeeting? What do I have to do to use all the available features of the webcam? Salman __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
