Re: /dev/video absent
-- "Edward Shornock (debian ml)"
<debian-ml@crazeecanuck.homelinux.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 02:33:46AM -0700, kruton
> wrote:
> > well, the initial goal was to get a webcam
> working.
> > doing some digging i see that there is no
> /dev/video..
> > so
> >
> > cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV video
> >
> > seemed like an option.. it said
> >
> > udev active, devices will be created in
> > /dev/.static/dev/
> >
> > what is this? how do i get v4l support into the
> > machine?
> > and ofcourse, the borader goal: how to get the
> webcam
> > working? but first things first...
>
> What type of webcam is it?
>
it is a logitech quickcam IM. lsusb identifies as
046d:08a0. btw, my system is debian unstable with
2.6.17-1-486 kernel.
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