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Re: [LUG] Linux web cams - was exeter fun day

 

Mark Jose wrote:

> I was offline for a couple of days due to my server host deciding to change 
> the DNS servers and not bothering to let me know  - so I have now moved it 
> all over to my other server, hosted on a much better (Linux) based system. 
> Anyway, that meant I missed a few days mail and, although I did give the 
> archives a quick scan, I missed the webcam stuff.
> I do quite a lot of messing with webcams - including the Chicony Twinklecam 
> mentioned by Rob. Most of my Twinklecams are converted to IR, but yes, they 
> work in Linux. On Kubuntu, they are simply plug and play - you need some sort 
> of software (Kopete, camorama, camstream or whatever) to see the pictures, 
> but the cameras are detected and as Rob says, they load the sn9c10x driver 
> which works.
> On older Linux distros, they didn't always work - and you had to put a bit 
> more effort in. The sn9c drivers didn't work for me on older distros and I 
> had to mess around quite a bit. I did write a how-to on them at the time 
> which still exists if anyone needs it.
> 
> Another great cam is the Logitech Messenger. You need to be a little careful 
> which model you buy - not all work I suspect. I bought a couple from Ebuyer 
> which were mentioned on this list a while back - dirt cheap and work fine - 
> again, plug in and away they went. The older Logitech Messenger was a bit 
> more hassle - but I did get that working too and again, there is a how-to 
> available if anyone needs it.
> 
> The PCL-300k doesn't work - I have tried that as well! 
> 
> Mark
> 

Thats interesting, how did you convert them to IR?

I'm really tempted to setup some cheap webcams as CCTV cameras in my 
house (either that or get a couple of network IP cameras).

Rob

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