On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:42:05 +1000 David <[email protected]> wrote:
> TLDR: I am running out of time to buy a webcam for use with Skype on > Debian, can anyone suggest a brand or model that is known to work? > > I'm asking for tips because I am on a tight timeline and the task is 5 > hours drive away at a relative's house, where I'm going to install > Debian 7. > > They have requested Skype, I've not used it nor even webcams before. > > I went to the local computer shop and plugged in a webcam and saw > 0c45:62c0 in dmesg. > But checking at home the Debian IRC bot "judd" says "Unknown device > from unknown vendor". > > So I'm looking for tips to at least purchase something that will work. > > (I'm at work now so I cannot test anything.) > > Thanks for any assistance > David > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main I've used skype with Mandriva, Rosa and OpenSuse. I have since moved on to Google Groups for video conferencing -- Doesn't meet your requirements, but my 2c. I have used a couple of different Logitechs (UVC compatible, but cannot remember serial numbers ~ cheapish but not cheapest) without problem. There is a skype list for ubuntu here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams which may help. HTH Hugh -- _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
