On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:31:47 +0100
Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com> wrote:
> Le samedi 25 mars 2006 à 18:36 +0000, Umut Emin a écrit :
> > Hei Damien, hei all,
> >
> > first of all thanx for the reply Damien. So far I understand, i can
> > only use ekiga if i get a usb-webcam using v4l2,v4l API. At this point
> > i want to ask you , which webcam is the best buy for ekiga?(i do not
> > want to get probs after having bought another cam anymore).
> >
>
> Others than me can better answer. I'm using a very old Philips ToUCam
> PRO2, and it works very well. But I have the feeling recent webcams are
> less and less supported by the linux kernel :(
> --
I'm using Logitech Quickcam chat on Ubuntu and had to compile a new
driver because I got total lock of the whole system when using the
camera. The computer still locks up if I connect the camera to my USB
hub instead of directly to the computer....
So, yes I agree webcams on Linux can be tricky. Be prepared to compile
your own driver and don't excpect it will be "Debian stable"
Regards
/Kent Asplund
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