[ubuntu-uk] Webcam for Ubuntu

[Chris Jones]

Hi

Rob Beard wrote:
> This has to be good news.  I wonder if Logitech are starting to use 
> supported chipsets?

As Adrian mentioned, there is a driver for a couple of hundred webcams
that all use the same chipset family.
Fortunately, when someone makes a very cheap chipset like that, lots of
vendors switch to it and just put the reference design in a fancy box,
which is pretty much what Logitech and friends do.

I bought a Creative Live! Notebook Cam Pro recently (25 quid from argos,
or about 30 from amazon) and it works fine out of the box (to be fair
I've only tested it with Gutsy, but I expect it'll work with Feisty for
the remaining month or two that anyone should care about Feisty ;)

It uses the same chipset.

Cheers,
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Chris Jones
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