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<p>Leigh: /* note */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Hardware]]<br /> {{Versioninfo}}<br /> [[Category: Cameras]]<br /> <br /> I tried installing one of these on my core to use as a security camera, using instructions found [[USB_Surveillance_Camera|here]]. Unfortunately I found that when I viewed the cam in my orbiter, nothing showed up! After consulting a few guides I found that this webcam required an update to the v4l drivers.<br /> <br /> This command can be used to test if your system is able to use your webcam:<br /> <br /> mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -fps 5<br /> <br /> I then used instructions from [http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain%2C_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers LinuxTV.org] to update the drivers.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately I still get the same problem... <br /> <br /> I'll update this document further if/when I get time for some further investigation.<br /> <br /> === note ===<br /> '''2011-01-10'''<br /> I was able to get a Quickcam Pro 9000 to work (which is also a UVC webcam) by doing the following (unsure which of these steps was the magic fix, i'll build another test box tomorrow and establish exactly which it was)<br /> <br /> * apt-get install uvccapture<br /> * apt-get install luvcview<br /> * hand edit /etc/motion/thread0.conf and change device line from '/dev/video0' to '/dev/uvcvideo' (note: this was reset to /dev/video0 on next reload, and seems to be working)<br /> * running 'motion -s' <br /> <br /> cheers -Leigh</div>

Leigh http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Logitech_Quickcam_Pro_5000&diff=26698 2011-01-10T12:59:30Z

<p>Leigh: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Hardware]]<br /> {{Versioninfo}}<br /> [[Category: Cameras]]<br /> <br /> I tried installing one of these on my core to use as a security camera, using instructions found [[USB_Surveillance_Camera|here]]. Unfortunately I found that when I viewed the cam in my orbiter, nothing showed up! After consulting a few guides I found that this webcam required an update to the v4l drivers.<br /> <br /> This command can be used to test if your system is able to use your webcam:<br /> <br /> mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -fps 5<br /> <br /> I then used instructions from [http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain%2C_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers LinuxTV.org] to update the drivers.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately I still get the same problem... <br /> <br /> I'll update this document further if/when I get time for some further investigation.<br /> <br /> === note ===<br /> <br /> I was able to get a Quickcam Pro 9000 to work (which is also a UVC webcam) by doing the following (unsure which of these steps was the magic fix, i'll build another test box tomorrow and establish exactly which it was)<br /> <br /> * apt-get install uvccapture<br /> * apt-get install luvcview<br /> * hand edit /etc/motion/thread0.conf and change device line from '/dev/video0' to '/dev/uvcvideo' (note: this was reset to /dev/video0 on next reload, and seems to be working)<br /> * running 'motion -s' <br /> <br /> cheers -Leigh</div>

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