On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 01:21:34PM +0000, vvarsanyi@comcast.net wrote: > Hello everyone, > I'm having difficulty getting this webcam to work. I compiled the phillips > webcam module as part of the kernel, it appears to load properly but still does > not work. /dev/video0 did not exist so i created it with 'mknod /dev/video0 c 81 > 0'. Here's what the kernel shows on load: > pwc Philips PCA645/646 + PCVC675/680/690 + PCVC730/740/750 webcam module version > 8.12 loaded. > pwc Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech QuickCams, Samsung MPC-C10 > and MPC-C30, > pwc the Creative WebCam 5, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and > VCS-UM100. > drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver Philips webcam > Philips webcam 2-1:1.1: usb_probe_interface > Philips webcam 2-1:1.1: usb_probe_interface - got id > pwc Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro USB webcam detected. > pwc Registered as /dev/video0. > > I try to access the cam with gnome-meeting and it says it's unaccessable. I was > going to try and add the pwcx binary module but apparently there's versioning > problems with it. Could be a permissions issue. What are the owner/group and permissions settings on your /dev/video0? It should be crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 Dec 8 20:26 /dev/video0 ...and your user should be a member of group video. Chances are you'll also need a /dev/video which is a symlink to /dev/video0 as some apps look at /dev/video by default. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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