Re: supported webcams?
> I would like to buy an usb webcam, for use with ekiga, skype etc. under
> Debian GNU/Linux (amd64). How/where can I check whether a given camera is
> supported by current kernels or not? Suggestions on cameras known to work
> well? I was eyeing a Creative LiveCam, but I have no idea as to whether it
> will work or not, and I could not find any spec sheet detaining its innards
> so that I could look in the kernel source tree and see whether their driver
> is there...
I use spca5xx package. It supports my cam (check website for more infos about models).
You can find precompiled modules for kernel or source for module-assistant (I prefer) on repos.
It works perfectly for my philips and creative webcam with kopete (yahoo) and other cam-stream programs.
Giulio
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