Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:00:28 +0100 From: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: webcam usb device Message-ID: <20060116190028.GA81259@arwen.nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420601161036n39f37d5fu3a7797b17d0b43a4@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060115092021.GA14248@lothlorien.nagual.st> <20060116181231.8e298e39.dick@nagual.st> <cb5206420601161036n39f37d5fu3a7797b17d0b43a4@mail.gmail.com>
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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? -- dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 6.0 ++ The Power to Serve
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