Thanks for the good pointer Dimitri
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:16:14 -0400 Brad Sawatzky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Dimitri Chausson wrote: > > > I want to use a Webcam with debian. Have been looking for documentation > > yesterday. I found the howto and some user reports very useful. However, > > going to the store, I noticed that there is a plenty of different models > > who are not reported to work and the report are about older models. > > Moreover, it is difficult to see which chipset is used by which Webcam. I > > am looking for a model having a 640x480 sensor and able to transfer at 30 > > fr/s. Maybe some of you can report such models working correctly, I > > would greatly benefit from your experience, > > I did some research around a year ago and found a few useful resources: > > Non (at least then) mainstream-kernel drivers (both are supported by debian > though): > SPCA5xx <http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html> > OV511 page <http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/cameras.html> > > This list of what usb devices work (or not) with linux is an excellent > resource (although it's not always accurate): > <http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/> > > One weird thing is that webcams don't always play well with USB hubs. If > your camera doesn't initialize correctly try plugging it into a USB _1_ > hub, or bypass the hub completely and plug it right into the computer. > > (FWIW, I ended up with a Creative WebCam NX Pro 2 -- works great with the > spca5xx driver.) > > HTH, and good luck, > -- Brad > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
