Webcam Installation

[Alan Bromborsky]

Not all webcams are supported under linux. Google "linux webcams" and go 
to the first link.

Mark Fraser wrote:
> On Friday 24 August 2007 19:35:00 Farid Ansari wrote:
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>> Will someone be kind enough to advise as to how a Creative PD 1001 webcam
>> nan be installed / configured on Kubuntu 7.04 for audio/video chat with MSN
>> in Kopete or Gaim.
>> Thanks & Regards,
>>
>> Farid
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> I think you'll be out of luck with audio chat at least with Kopete as it 
> doesn't currently support it, I've never used Gaim so can't say.
>
> Regarding the webcams, I've had success with 2 webcams in Kopete on Kubuntu, 
> one was a Logitech model (ID 046d:092f) and the other one was IIRC a Trust 
> 1400. Both of them worked straight out of the box. The Trust really surprised 
> me as it cost less than £10!!
>
> Sorry I can't help you any more than that.
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