Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:43:27 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using webcam Windows driver Message-ID: <4BB3B3EF.7010208@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <20100225161911.GA19735@orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net> References: <b713df2c1002242356p4e1ee2e2yc2e0c70947efefed@mail.gmail.com> <1bd550a01002250135ua3f9674l583c6791f0dd1e86@mail.gmail.com> <20100225161911.GA19735@orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net>
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Glen Barber wrote: > Hi, > > Fernando Apestegu?a wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Siju George <sgeorge.ml@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a logitech quickcam. Will I be able to use it in FreeBSD? >>> Can I use Windows driver? >> Maybe you want to have a look at pwcbsd[1]. This is to use linux drivers on > > A more recent project exists in the ports tree. If you're running > 8.0-RELEASE or later, you might have a look at: > > ports/multimedia/video4bsd-kmod > ports/multimedia/webcamd > > Although, I don't know if your particular camera is supported. > > Regards, > Hi, I kept this thread open while I tried some cameras myself and I can say that all three cheapo web cams that I tried work. I've now got FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Wed Mar 24 11:51:43 GMT 2010 GENERIC i386 (note sources were csupped a couple of weeks before) video4bsd-kmod-0.1.3 libv4l-0.6.4 v4l_compat-1.0.20100113 webcamd-0.1.4 pwcview-1.4.1_2 loader.conf has video4bsd_load="YES" rc.conf webcamd_enable="YES" The webcam user needs write permissions on /dev/video0 - I still need to set this up in devfs.rules. Webcams I have are an ancient Logitech, some sort of Microsoft cam and an ASDA Smart Value cam for £6 :) I have a problem using any of the cameras with Skype which I will post separately. cheers Chris
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