Author Topic: How can i get mi Webcam to work under RHEL4?  (Read 1103 times)

zietbukuel

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How can i get mi Webcam to work under RHEL4?
« on: 29 June 2005, 04:20 »
Hi, im using RHEL WS 4 update 1 and i cant get mi Webcam to work i dont know why, it seems the system doesnt recognize the device, mi webcam model is Genius VideoCAM Express V2, please somebody help me! :)
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Re: How can i get mi Webcam to work under RHEL4?
« Reply #1 on: 29 June 2005, 04:44 »
Has it worked in other distros?  If so, you can try just using "modprobe" to load the driver.
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Re: How can i get mi Webcam to work under RHEL4?
« Reply #2 on: 29 June 2005, 13:55 »
You will need to lookup the module for the camera. I imagine it won't already be installed because RHEL is not made for that sort of thing, you will have to recompile the kernel.
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Re: How can i get mi Webcam to work under RHEL4?
« Reply #3 on: 29 June 2005, 14:09 »
OK, here's the project you are looking for:

http://spca50x.sourceforge.net/spca50x.php
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