Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 22:40:49 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org, Momchil Ivanov <idiotbg@gmail.com> Subject: Re: freebsd & webcam Message-ID: <200705132240.49576.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <20070513194957.GB28958@in-addr.com> References: <200705132112.46658.idiotbg@gmail.com> <20070513194957.GB28958@in-addr.com>
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On Sunday 13 May 2007 21:49, Gary Palmer wrote: > On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 09:12:41PM +0200, Momchil Ivanov wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I`ve recently received Logitec QuickCam Express Plus and was wondering > > whether I can use it with freebsd. When I plug it in I see the following > > in messages ugen0: vendor 0x046d Camera, rev 1.10/0.00, addr 5 and the > > led on the camera is on. I`ve installed pwc (multimedia/pwcbsd from > > ports) but when I load the module nothing happens: I don`t see anything > > in messages and no /dev/video0 is created. My system is FreeBSD > > 6.2-STABLE #4: Sat Apr 21 23:27:13 CEST 2007 if that would be of any > > help. > > So my question is: can I use my webcam. If yes how :) ? and if no, is > > there some way to change the answer to yes? > > Did you disconnect and reconnect the camera after loading the pwc module? > If it still doesn't appear, you need to post the 'usbdevs -v' output > which will include the device ID as well as the manufacturer ID. Apropos webcameras, I'm currently working on a Linux USB emulation layer for the new USB stack, that will enable High-Speed webcams working through the same "pwcbsd" module that Luigi has created. --HPS
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