Philips webcam

[Dotan Cohen]

On 04/01/2008, Thomas Kaiser <ubuntu at kaiser-linux.li> wrote:
> Install the module (driver):
> sudo make install

The install went fine.

> Make sure your cam is unplugged and unload the old module (driver), in case it
> was already loaded:
> sudo modprobe -r gspca

Check.

> Plug your cam and check if the device /dev/video* is created:
> ls /dev/video*

No, no /dev/video*

feisty at feisty-laptop:~$ ls /dev/v*
/dev/vcs   /dev/vcs3  /dev/vcs6  /dev/vcsa   /dev/vcsa3  /dev/vcsa6
/dev/vcs1  /dev/vcs4  /dev/vcs7  /dev/vcsa1  /dev/vcsa4  /dev/vcsa7
/dev/vcs2  /dev/vcs5  /dev/vcs8  /dev/vcsa2  /dev/vcsa5  /dev/vcsa8
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$

> If you got this device, you should be OK.

So, I'm not OK...

> A good place to check is the kernel log:
> Open /var/log/kern.log with your editor. You should find some messages from
> gspca at the end of this file which will tell you if the cam is detected.

Apparently it was:

Jan  4 19:58:51 feisty-laptop kernel: [66839.440000] usb 2-1: new full
speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Jan  4 19:58:51 feisty-laptop kernel: [66839.672000] usb 2-1:
configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

Er, I'm stuck. I don't even know what to google, as I've gotten no
error messages.

Dotan Cohen

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