[plug] Webcam

[Scott]

Ya USB logitech quickcam express
i was doing some checking up today and it seems there hasn't been any
drivers written for my particular brand of webcam(serves me right for doing
it cheap). The logitech site says stay tuned for linux drivers but i wont
hold my breath.
I need my server to eventually do:
Apache
Local mail and internet mail
Samba file server
WebCam
Win4Lin I need office i can't be bothered retraining my staff to use Star
office.
I can get all to work under debian except for obviously my USB webcam so i
was hoping someone can point me in the right direction of what to do? Can
you still buy parallel webcams?

Scott



> No worries Scott !
> hahahaa, well, my server here acts as three different servers:
> a) webcam
> b) JavaRadio
> c) streaming audio
>
> Windows could prolly do it all on the same machine but I dunno, Windows
> isn't installed on that machine and that's the way it's staying !! :-)
>
> You saying you've got a USB camera there, right?
>
> /Kai
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott" <scott at bizzpro.com.au>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [plug] Webcam
>
>
> > Thanks  Kai
> > Bloody windows i've got three bloody computers doing three different
> things
> > that i can do all at once in Linux if only the vendors will get their
shi@
> > together and realise linux will be around for a while.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kai" <vk6ksj at siwa.com.au>
> > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 8:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Webcam
> >
> >
> > > Ummm, dunno sorry.
> > > Got mine sent to me from a mate of mine overseas..... :)
> > >
> > > Maybe have a look at some second hand places on the net? or maybe
> someone
> > on
> > > PLUG has one they can give you?
> > >
> > > /Kai
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Scott" <scott at bizzpro.com.au>
> > > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 3:43 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [plug] Webcam
> > >
> > >
> > > > Do you know if you can still buy 'em brand new?
> > > >
> > > > If so where?
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Kai" <vk6ksj at siwa.com.au>
> > > > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 7:57 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [plug] Webcam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > G'day Scott,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have an old parrallel port style Logitech Colour QuickCam, got
it
> > > > working
> > > > > using GQCam from http://cse.unl.edu/~cluening/gqcam/ , the current
> > > > > development version GQCam 0.9 -
> > > > > http://cse.unl.edu/~cluening/gqcam/download/gqcam-0.9.tar.gz -
works
> > > fine
> > > > on
> > > > > my Red Hat 6.2 machine ! I didn't have to download any other
> software,
> > > the
> > > > > included modules that come with Red Hat work fine...Debian maybe
> > > > different?
> > > > > dunno, never used it. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > As usual, untar and read the INSTALL file and it only takes a few
> > > seconds
> > > > > using modprobe and lsmod to check you've got the right modules set
> for
> > > the
> > > > > camera and it works great ! You prolly know a helluva lot more
about
> > > Linux
> > > > > than I do so it'll prolly be quicker and easier for you...
> > > > > Took me 5 minutes to download the 32kb tar file, unzip it, read
the
> > > > INSTALL
> > > > > file and have it working ! Now that I got it working I'm trying to
> get
> > > the
> > > > > frame grabber working right so the web part of the cam can be used
> so
> > I
> > > > can
> > > > > have the frames send to a file on my webserver so, dur, people can
> > view
> > > it
> > > > > over the net....can't be too hard though !
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope that's useful !
> > > > >
> > > > > /Kai
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