[plug] Webcam

[Kai]

Hrmmm, USB - you thought about recompiling to kernel 2.4 ?
Well, GQCam's written for parallel port cams but if you try searching you
might be lucky to find a USB version....?
Maybe, if you email Logitech and ask 'em, see if they've got off their
backside's and written a driver for Linux?

Well, eventually I'd like to get my server doing the same stuff, althogh
it's only for a bit of experimenting for here at home, no biggy....but I'd
still like to experiment and see if  I can get all that stuff workig, it'd
be good fun and I might learn something (oh NO, did i saw "learn something
?" hehe).

Not sure if you can still buy parallel cams. ? Asked around locally to see
if anyone sell's 'em new? or maybe you can get one second hand? I dunno,
sorry. !

/Kai

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott" <scott at bizzpro.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Webcam


>
>
> 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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