[ale] Logitec USB Quickcam questions?

[Robert L. Harris]

hmmm:

{127}:/usr/src/kernel/linux-2.6.1>xawtv -hwscan
This is xawtv-3.90, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.1-bk4)
looking for available devices
port 53-53
    type : Xvideo, image scaler
    name : NV Video Overlay

That's it. :<

Ugh, I just unplugged the cam all together and reran the above command,
same output :<



Thus spake Geoffrey (esoteric at 3times25.net):

> Stephan Uphoff wrote:
> >The module name is pwc
> >
> >http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/
> 
> I believe thats the driver for the philips camera, I don't believe it 
> will work with the quickcam.
> 
> Oops, I just checked out the site, they do list a couple of quickcam 
> models.  I guess it depends on the model.  Thanks for the pointer, I'll 
> check it out to see if it works better for my camera. :)
> 
> One other useful thing, run:
> 
> xwatv -hwscan
> 
> It will list the v4l devices it sees.
> 
> I just tried the pwc driver, it doesn't work with my camera.  With the 
> mod_quickcam driver, xwatv -hwscan lists:
> 
> This is xawtv-3.85, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.20-4GB-athlon)
> looking for available devices
> port 61-61                              [ -xvport 61 ]
>     type : Xvideo, video overlay
>     name : video4linux
> 
> port 62-62
>     type : Xvideo, image scaler
>     name : ATI Radeon Video Overlay
> 
> /dev/video0: OK                         [ -device /dev/video0 ]
>     type : v4l
>     name : BT878(Hauppauge (bt878))
>     flags: overlay capture tuner
> 
> /dev/video1: OK                         [ -device /dev/video1 ]
>     type : v4l
>     name : Logitech USB Camera
>     flags:  capture
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
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