Re: [Ekiga-list] Logitech Webcam (Not "GO") solution

["Edward Dunagin" <edunagin gmail com>]

Hi Brian,

Edward Dunagin-Dunigan
Bozeman, MT 59718
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On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Brian Fahrlander
<wheeldweller gmail com> wrote:
>
>   Back when I was a highly-paid engineer in Chicago, one of these little
> Logitech Webcams got into my stable of parts- musta been 1996-97. I wasted
> THREE HOURS trying to get the thing working under Windows, but grinned
> brightly when I plugged it into Linux and it worked right out of the box.
>
>   Fast forward to now: I just spent my 5th hour and final hour going over
> google, trying to re-establish this kind of relationship. Everything's newer
> now, and I understand that, going to 0v511-jpeg, spcxxx, and so on. But
> short of getting out the source code and wasting the afternoon (why?) I
> thought I'd ask if someone in this audience has one of them working.  Maybe
> I'll get a reply before someone empties the trashcan.  :)
>
>   I'm running a very 'clean' Ubuntu Hardy, no sourcecode or special projects
> to get in the way. I'm getting the 'usb-returned -28' thing, which I'm told
> is supposed to be the same as "no space left on device".
>
>    I really don't want to break into source code; I shouldn't have to- it's
> the foundational device on which all these others were built, and it once
> took nothing at all. (We're regressing the way Microsoft's been doing,
> lately).
>
>    If you have one of these under Linux, didn't have to hack into the source
> code, let me know, aye?  I'd sure appreciate it.

I have a Logitech Quickcam USB running under Hardy and Ekiga 2.0.12
and had no trouble setting it up. It too is very old. Also using v4l..

Hope this helps.............ed