[ubuntu-uk] Very cheap webcam

[pete smout]

On 30/05/12 17:59, Simon Greenwood wrote:
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> On 30 May 2012 17:56, pete smout <psmouty at live.com
> <mailto:psmouty at live.com>> wrote:
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>     Hi all,
>
>     I have just purchased a very cheap webcam (£1.00), and I cannot get
>     *buntu to recognise it?!
>
>     The only details I have are:
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>     PNP (plug and Play)
>     CMOS colour sensors  ?
>     24 bit true colour video mode
>     USB interface
>
>
>     "System Requirements"
>     Pentium 200, or higher CPU
>     win 98SE - XP
>
>     My Machine (s)
>     Ideally It would be used with the laptop so I will give that ones specs!
>
>
>
>     running Oneric (11.10)
>     Kernel 3.0.0-20-generic
>     Gnome 3.2.1
>     Dual core Intel Core duo T5250
>     3gb ram
>
>     Trying to use cheese but have got Kamoso installed and open to
>     suggestions!
>
>     I have a driver on disk for Windows but cannot get any joy with wine
>     or Mono-runtime
>
>     Any Ideas gratefully received
>
>
> Grep for it in dmesg, you should at least be able to get a
> manufacturer's name if it's connecting.
>
> s/
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Hi,

I hope this makes more sense to you than it does me!

pete at petes-lappy:/var/log$ grep usb dmesg
[    0.394321] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[    0.394339] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[    0.394388] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[    1.070556] usb usb7: hash matches
[    1.604097] usb 3-1: new low speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[    2.016067] usb 5-1: new full speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[    2.298272] input: SONiX USB Device as 
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/input/input5
[    2.298444] generic-usb 0003:0C45:7428.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID 
v1.00 Mouse [SONiX USB Device] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1/input0
[    2.298471] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[    2.298474] usbhid: USB HID core driver
pete at petes-lappy:/var/log$

The web cam was the only thing plugged in to usb at the time of running...

regards

Pete