[Wolves] Webcams....yes, again...

[Adam Sweet]

--- Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 15/12/2007, Andrew Lewis
> <andrew at monkeysailor.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> This isn't the first time I've heard this :-(  It is
> (or should I say
> was) a similar case with wireless networking I
> believe?  Same model
> but different chipsets :-(  This is one of the
> reasons I've held off
> getting a webcam.  I've wanted one for ages but it
> is going to be used
> solely on a Linux PC absolutely not a Windows one. 
> Hence It must be
> Linux compatible...  It's all to do with the night
> time wildlife
> project.  I've had the desire to do this for a
> couple of years now but
> not had the chance to implement it.  Now I do at
> least have the
> permanently set up Linux box :-)

Have a look a Philips webcams, I've had a PCVC680K and
it has been working for around 6 years. It broke
during Dapper or Edgy I think and started working
again in the release afterwards.

http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/PWC/WorkingWebcamsWithPWC

Apart from a time when the existing driver maintainer
threw a few wobblies and stopped working on it,
support has been consistent. He is no longer
maintaining it and support has been stable in the
mainline kernel for around 3 or 4 years. I'm not sure
what caused it stop working in the release I mentioned
above.

I see that there is one which looks the same as mine
here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/philips-webcam_W0QQitemZ320194681173QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4616QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

though it may be a different model, the seller doesn't
say, but you could ask.

Also here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Philips-PCVC740K-ToUcam-Webcam_W0QQitemZ230202073756QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4616QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

is another webcam listed as supported. It would do you
a favour to check out what google says currently about
these models, as the supported models page is over 2
and a half years old.

You could even download the kernel source for your
current kernel and look at the driver documentation
(driver is called pwc).

At £10 or so it's worth a punt. Mine works on Ubuntu
Gutsy, I've just checked it. Whether it works for you,
I can make no guarantees. Whether the resolution is
what you want is another thing entirely.

http://www.pc-cameras.philips.com/manuals/english/win/pcvc680k/08.html

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