[Deaf-lug] Web Cam on Ubuntu 8.10

[JGJones (Mailing List)]

What webcam is it?

If your camera use the GPCSA (not sure of the spelling) - a recent update
broke that...think it's a kernel update that caused it rather than something
in Ubuntu - but there should be a new version that fix it but not yet in the
updates - so suggest that you go to Software Sources in the System menu, and
go to the Updates tab.

In there, tick the boxes for Proposed updates (and perhaps Unsupported
updates - I have this ticked on mine but I'm happy to fix if things break -
although never happened for me...yet!) - and then update.

Check for updates...if there's a fix in one of them, it'll get included and
hopefully one of them is for your camera.

But it does help if I have the model of your camera.

For example, I have a new Sony SZ laptop and the MotionEye camera is a Ricoh
model, and the driver is R5u870 - however the maintainer have stated that
the driver is broken for the 2.6.26+ kernels (and since 8.10 is using 2.6.27
that's me out of luck until it's fixed)

On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah I see!
>
> I have a webcam but hardly use it as I dont know anyone that has
> ekgia.
>
>
> I hardly use skype  either!
>
>
> Fintan
>
>
> 2008/11/8 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
> > I don' t use it for much.
> >
> > I have set up motion so I can see what my dog gets up to during the
> > day just for a laugh.
> >
> > But also I use it to play around with ffmpeg, and you'll never know
> > when it might be useful.
> >
> > I am looking to set up ekgia phone at somepoint.
> >
> > Basically it is not essential but a nice tool to have in my box as
> > you'll never know when you'll need it :-)
> >
> >
> > On 8 Nov 2008, at 11:03, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
> >
> >> Wait for an update. or roll back to 8.04.
> >>
> >> I tend to wait a few months later before installing next version of
> >> ubuntu.
> >>
> >> Just keep checking out the ubuntu forums until a solution is found.
> >>
> >> What your using the webcam for other than skype?
> >>
> >>
> >> Fintan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2008/11/8 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
> >>> Hi All
> >>>
> >>> Wonder if anybody can help.
> >>>
> >>> Since install Ubuntu 8.10 my webcam is not being detected properly.
> >>>
> >>> In 8.04 the webcam worked perfectly without needing any
> >>> configuration.
> >>> So it is strange that it has stopped working in 8.10.
> >>>
> >>> I have search the web and there has been a bug reported.
> >>>
> >>> However I have not been able to find a workaround. The only
> >>> workaround
> >>> I have found is the one for skype, but I don't use skype!!!
> >>>
> >>> Wondered if anybody else is having problems or can offer a possible
> >>> solution.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe I should just wait for an update?
> >>>
> >>> Many Thanks in advance
> >>>
> >>> Dy
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