Problems with webcam in linux

[pgrmdave]

So, I got myself a spiffy new webcam, the Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks
(http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/38/3055&cl=us,en)

I plugged it into my Windows XP computer, and it recognized it, and within seconds was able to be used. I plugged it into my linux computer and nothing happened. I looked online to see if there was something simple I could do, and couldn't find anything. This is why I prefer Windows. Stuff works in windows the way I expect it to. But, since I'm stuck with Linux on this computer, I'd like to get my webcam working - any suggestions, ideas, instructions?

[alexander]

What are you trying to do with it?

which distro, are you running Ubu?

can you provide the output of

lsusb -v

dmesg | tail

Also do you know if its the 5000 or 9000 model?

[alexander]

found this on the ubu forum, too

Logitech Pro for Notebooks works fine with Ekiga, excellent video and audio quality.

I got it running with the UVC driver and V4L2.

To check if UVC is on, type

Code:

lsmod | grep uvc

and you should get

Code:

uvcvideo 52104 0
compat_ioctl32 1408 1 uvcvideo
videodev 26304 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 12580 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_common 16608 2 uvcvideo,videodev
usbcore 132940 7 uvcvideo,snd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,usbhid,ehci_hcd ,ohci_hcd

You must have Video4Linux2 installed.

If you have uvc loaded, check to see if you have the camera recognized:

Type:

Code:

lsusb | grep Logitech

and you should see

Code:

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:0991 Logitech, Inc.

As root, type:

Code:

ls /dev/vid*

and you should see:

Code:

/dev/video0

Then, to test the device, type as root:

Code:

aptitude install xawtv
xawtv -c /dev/video0

xawtv should display a video stream.

If the camera is connected and giving you footage as root, but Ekiga doesn't see it in the configuration wizard, you need to make sure you can access /dev/video0 as a non-root user. Do the following:

1. Select V4L2 as your video plugin in Ekiga
2. as root, type

Code:

chmod 777 /dev/video0

Make sure to click the camera icon in Ekiga, as under Linux it doesn't start displaying footage automatically.

That took awhile to figure out. Best of luck!