On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 7:57 PM, R. Brent Clements <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbclemen@gmail.com">rbclemen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Is anybody here using webcams (or something more substantial) under<br>
Linux? I am going to need a few cameras for a project and making<br>
heads or tails of the compatibility lists I have found is proving to<br>
be tough. Preferrably something that is still widely available. I<br>
have access to enough wholesale suppliers that I can probably find<br>
whatever you are using if it is still available.<br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br>I don't know about desktop ones, but I had at least 2 laptops that come with<br>built-in webcams, and they work out of the box. Nothing special to configure.<br>
Skype for Linux uses them without any issues. Kopete shows that it can <br>enable it for IM, but I have not tried to use it in IM.<br><br>lsusb says the following is the ID for one that works:<br><br>Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b070 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd<br>
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