Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 08:37:31 +0000 From: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Cc: Miguel Dias Gomes <miguel.dias.gomes@protonmail.com> Subject: git: 1b3f72721b - main - Handbook-multimedia: Update webcamd rc.conf flags suggestion Message-ID: <6a082ccb.35f1a.752d5399@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by carlavilla: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=1b3f72721b15a6ed0d4421e91ef40757672bb5e1 commit 1b3f72721b15a6ed0d4421e91ef40757672bb5e1 Author: Miguel Dias Gomes <miguel.dias.gomes@protonmail.com> AuthorDate: 2026-05-16 08:36:14 +0000 Commit: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-05-16 08:36:14 +0000 Handbook-multimedia: Update webcamd rc.conf flags suggestion Reviewed by: ziaee@ Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/665 --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc index 855601abb1..37d60c45aa 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc @@ -528,13 +528,13 @@ Configure the available webcam executing the following command: [source,shell] .... -# sysrc webcamd_0_flags="-d ugen0.2" <.> +# sysrc webcamd_0_flags="-N SunplusIT-Inc-HP-TrueVision-HD-Camera" <.> .... [NOTE] ==== -Note here that if this is a plug-and-play USB webcam, changing the USB port to which it is connected will change the output from `webcamd -l`, and the entry in rc.conf might need to be updated. -For laptops that use USB integrated webcams, this should not be an issue. +Note here that if this is a plug-and-play USB webcam, changing the USB port to which it is connected will change the output from `webcamd -l`, specifically the device identifier, and the entry in rc.conf might need to be updated. To avoid this issue either use the device name (`-N` option) and/or match with the device serial number if known (`-S` option) as displayed in the output of `webcamd -l`. +For static devices, for example integrated laptop cameras, you can use the device identifier (`-d` option). ==== The man:webcamd[8] service must be started by executing the following command:home | help
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