VX-5000 works [was: Re: vx-1000 webcam in Debian]
H.S. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know if Microsoft's VX-1000 webcam works in Debian Testing
> or Sid? I did a little search and it appears that it works in Ubuntu and
> kernel 2.6.26 but does not work in many other cases (different kernels I
> presume).
>
> However, this website lists it as working:
> http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
>
> Does anyone have experience with this webcam in Debian and 2.6.26 or
> later kernel? And how does the above website relate with Debian packages?
>
>
> Thanks.
Well, I got a chance to test Microsoft VX-5000 webcam on Debian Sid,
kernel 2.6.26-1. I am pleased to confirm that it works out of the box
with xawtv as well as skype. Its mic works too. Just wanted to confirm
this here for a poor soul who might search for this later on on google.
'arecord -l' shows this:
card 2: VX5000 [Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
and lsusb lists the webcam as:
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 045e:0728 Microsoft Corp.
Its low light performance is okay for the scenario around my desk.
Will write more if I notice anything new.
Regards.
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