On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 03:06:43PM +0100, Inge Thorin Eidsaether wrote: > > Hi all! > > Does anyone have any recommendations as to what webcam > to use for videoconferencing under Debian GNU/Linux (Sarge)? > > I have been reading here and there on the subject, but I haven't found > an obvious candidate yet. It seems that the Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 > is > one of the better supported ones, Yes pwc (Phillips chipset) based webcams are well supported and have a good quality.
> but now the driver is no longer > actively > maintained due to some conflict with the kernel developers? Well Nemosoft stopped working on his driver but it's still avaible and working well with linux 2.4.x. Of course it's a little bit hand work to copy in all needed files. Anyway someone wrote a new, reverse engineered, driver. A friend told me that this driver works but I haven't tested it so far. > Budget is of course an issue. Luckily, I can get some hardware cheap > through a friend. I got my Phillips ToUCamXS via ebay for 13EUR including shipping. Sven -- Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly, and modestly. - Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
