[Bug 293176] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 doesn't support logitech and labtec webcam

[mrpurple]

helping a friend with his webcam :
lsusb => ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
i gave a look to the web site http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/ but when i compile i get errors. 
then in a freenode rooms a guy suggest to me to tray with the source from repository so i did but impossible to compile that
In canforama it works fine (colors are different from true) .
some try are :
http://paste.ubuntu.com/120575/
http://paste.ubuntu.com/120579/

the command " LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype " give this
:

ALSA lib pcm.c:2196:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2196:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5)
ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5)
ALSA lib pcm.c:2196:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2196:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5)
ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5)
ALSA lib pcm.c:2196:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2196:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5)
ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5)
Skype V4L: Device does not support video capture
Starting the process...
Skype Xv: Xv ports available: 33
Skype XShm: XShm support enabled
Skype Xv: Using Xv port 57
Skype Xv: No suitable overlay format found
Aborted

thank you for any help on this

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Ubuntu 8.10 doesn't support logitech and labtec webcam
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293176
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