Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:57:03 +0000 From: Tofik Suleymanov <tofik@oxygen.az> To: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: webcam usb device Message-ID: <43CC16AF.70304@oxygen.az> In-Reply-To: <20060116190028.GA81259@arwen.nagual.st> References: <20060115092021.GA14248@lothlorien.nagual.st> <20060116181231.8e298e39.dick@nagual.st> <cb5206420601161036n39f37d5fu3a7797b17d0b43a4@mail.gmail.com> <20060116190028.GA81259@arwen.nagual.st>
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dick hoogendijk wrote: >On 16 Jan Andrew P. wrote: > > >>On 1/16/06, dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote: >> >> >>>I googled a lot on "webcam and freebsd" but could not find something >>>relevant. I did read somewhre that on linux one has to create >>>a /dev/video* which on my fbsd-6R does not exist. I trust devfs should >>>have made one if needed.. >>> >>>I still at a loss on how to use my webcam on freebsd. It shouldn't be >>>too hard I'm told. Well, whatever.. It is in dmesg, but further than >>>that it can not be used. Who has some pointers? >>> >>> >>> >>As a matter of fact google comes up with a few useful links: >>http://www.google.com/search?q=webcam+freebsd >> >> > >Sure, but they all relate to some kind of live cam broadcasting. That's >not what I'm looking for. I just wonder WHY the cam is detected at boot >time and cannot be found i.e. by kopete. If it exists it should be found >somewhere shouldn't it? > > > Sorry, i didn't follow the discussion... could you please post your dmesg line related to your web-camera ? There are plenty of user-land programs working well with generic usb driver: /dev/ugen.Did you already try them ?
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