webcams, again

Scott van Looy scott at ethosuk.org.uk
Wed May 23 12:37:56 UTC 2007


Today Bob Goodwin - W2BOD did spake thusly:

> Paulo Cavalcanti wrote:
>> > Does anyone out there have the Logitech STX Communicate webcam working
>> > with FC6?  And, if so, what was required besides plugging it in?
>> No. But  you should need gspcav1 kernel module:
>> 
>> http://atrpms.net/dist/fc6/gspca/
>> 
>> Install and load the module (or reboot).
>> 
>> -- 
>> Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
>> LCG - UFRJ 
> How does one deal with this?
>
> camE
> can't load font arial/8
> can't load font arial/8
> can't load offline image /home/gilbertt/.block.jpg, ignoring
>

^^^ this is irrelevant, simply config issues with camE

> open /dev/video0: No such file or directory

^^^ this would imply that either your camera isn't supported by the kernel 
module or the module isn't loaded...or for some bizarre reason it's on 
video1 or something.

Can you verify that the kernel module is loaded?

>
>
> The camera is there -
>
> lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c408 Logitech, 
> Inc. Marble Mouse (4-button)
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 
> Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> Obviously there is something I have not done?
>
> Bob Goodwin
>
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