Creative Live Pro webcam

[Karl Larsen]

David Vincent wrote:
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> Hi List.
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> Can anyone offer advice on what to do to get this camera working?  I
> think I actually have an unsupported device.
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> lsusb says:  041e:4038 Creative Technology, Ltd
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    My understanding is that your webcam is going to work in Ubuntu but 
not sure about the model number. I know some do work. That said mine 
works fine and it is a Logitech Quickcam EC which I bought for $20 used 
at the Geeks.

http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=vid

Karl






> Some googling says it is not supported by spca5xx.  Like this page here:
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> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=556627
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> And it isn't on the list here:
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> http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
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> Then there's this page which says it works on Feisty and should work on
> later Ubuntus as long as you have the linux-headers installed.  I do, it
> still doesn't work.  And no /dev/video0 etc.
>
> http://tonylog.altervista.org/2007/10/18/how-to-install-the-web-cam-creative-live-on-ubuntu-linux/
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> Little help?  (Tony's instructions are pretty...umm...slim on details.)
>    :)
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> Thanks!
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