The Webcam How-To

The Webcam HOWTO

Howard Shane

<austin.rr.com]hshane[AT]austin.rr.com >

   Revision History
   Revision 1.61    2005-02-21    Revised by: jhs
   Update on revived Philips Webcam driver development
   Revision 1.6    2005-01-02    Revised by: jhs
   Errata fixed, some rewrites for readability, new chipsets and updates
   Revision 1.1    2004-01-12    Revised by: jhs
   Update for 2.6 series kernel release and info on NW802-based webcams
   Revision 1.0    2003-12-04    Revised by: JP
   Initial Release / Reviewed by TLDP
   Revision 0.5    2003-11-07    Revised by: jhs
   Final revision after v4l mailing list feedback
   Revision 0.1    2003-10-12    Revised by: jhs
   Initial draft posted

This document was written to assist the reader in the steps necessary to configure and use a webcam within the Linux operating system.

• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction
   
• 1.1. Copyright Information
• 1.2. Disclaimer
• 1.3. New Versions
• 1.4. Credits
• 1.5. Feedback
• 1.6. Conventions Used in this Document


• 2. Enabling Support for Your (Webcam) Hardware in Linux
   
• 2.1. Drivers and Modules
• 2.2. Supporting the Connection Type
• 2.3. Specific Webcam Models


• 3. Accessing the Video Device
   
• 3.1. The Video Devices Node
• 3.2. Groups and Permissions


• 4. Framegrabbing Applications
   
• 4.1. Command Line Programs
• 4.2. GUI(Grapical User Interface)-Based Programs


• 5. Troubleshooting
   
• 5.1. Help, I have a USB webcam and don't know exactly what model it is and/or who the manufacturer is. What do I do?
• 5.2.

* License

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