From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 8 19:11:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D4DD1065670 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 19:11:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ejr.morgan@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f224.google.com (mail-ew0-f224.google.com [209.85.219.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E30E58FC18 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 19:11:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ejr.morgan@gmail.com) Received: by ewy24 with SMTP id 24so120897ewy.43 for ; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:11:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=JwUc2aqx9PjH2So4EsQcd0ULwVD8FhvpHywzip1ZMA8=; b=sSfIS9S7q7EVnGR1IJ1sP32NmJOnaC0p38SciZcDcMun42Up/Zoi+MOrXbYZsYXsnM HIdACy5w4bo5a7Z7o0f5MdJo3AMBdmOQI0zpIJqaE/KYXuIvPICc8eN75EJFBEkyWW3/ /77z3ocobXHZVogLwmt/z4TAScT7qkPWq/LRk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=B+GTlqRX7Til2TUV7+19kU2z90DICgNETbE67t6C55KncSAdsyl2mdSqVjHvGSPrAY MhmEdcEdB+0P7m5/X/yKoAcGQYqk4MucCB4ftEH1KvURBgibaopiKH0eA25UkjxhROqu 16oIBYMAw6uguCuGbdaFE6ktt6cEt0h1C71kA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.71.13 with SMTP id t13mr7301467eba.51.1247080265961; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:11:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <377247.52835.qm@web50607.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <200907082038.02682.hselasky@c2i.net> <377247.52835.qm@web50607.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:05 -0400 Message-ID: From: Ed Morgan To: Robert Kopp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uvcvideo on Freebsd (uvideo status check) X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:11:07 -0000 Yeh, though to be honest it's really not important enough to warrant buying a seperate cam. A webcam is a "nice-to-have" rather than essential.. I can still get audio over Skype for VoiP calls.. Cheers, Ed 2009/7/8 Robert Kopp > I imagine you could use a Philips-based Webcam instead of the built-in > one, though you would have an additional item to carry around. > > > Robert "Tim" Kopp > http://analytic.tripod.com/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ed Morgan > *To:* Hans Petter Selasky > *Cc:* freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org; Richard Kolkovich < > sarumont@sigil.org>; freebsd-usb@freebsd.org > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 8, 2009 11:46:23 AM > *Subject:* Re: uvcvideo on Freebsd (uvideo status check) > > Awesome, thanks very much. I'll subscribe to the list as well so I can keep > up to date. > > Hopefully I can find some sort of resolution, though I can definately live > without my cam for a bit. > > Thanks very much again. > > Ed > > 2009/7/8 Hans Petter Selasky > > > On Wednesday 08 July 2009 19:11:05 Ed Morgan wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Has anyone had any joy getting webcams that use the uvcvideo driver > > working > > > under FreeBSD? I'm looking at putting FreeBSD back on my laptop, and if > > the > > > webcam will work, that'll clinch it for me. Most of the results i've > > found > > > from trawling Google suggest that uvcvideo is basically not going to > > work, > > > but if anyone knows otherwise? > > > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > > > Ed > > > > There are several projects around, not finished yet, that are about > porting > > V4L to BSD. > > > > See thread "USB webcam++ support for FreeBSD-8-current is soon here". > > > > --HPS > > > > > > -- > Ed Morgan > > "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the > black flag, and begin to slit throats." - H. L. Mencken > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Ed Morgan "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." - H. L. Mencken