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Logitech QuickCam Messenger
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5 26625 09-18-2006
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80% of reviewers $28.50 5.5



Description: Logitech's webcam built for msn messenger. Built in microphone, 640x480 video capture resolution, 30fps capture rate
Keywords: Quickcam Messenger Webcam
Connection Type: USB


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Old 11-29-2004, 12:41 AM   #1
eedok
 
Registered: Apr 2004
Distribution: Arch 0.7/Arcane 0.0
Posts: 6

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $15.00 | Rating: 2

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.9
Distribution: Arch



Doesn't work with linux, and messes up hardware detection in some distributions(says sound card is camera), unplugging this device is best when using linux.
EDIT1:
This camera now works, but no support for brightness control and it randomly shrinks images at random intervals, and the mic still doesn't want to work. Still screws up hardware detection scripts. 1 step closer though.
 
Old 12-17-2004, 09:37 AM   #2
sylvain_gnu
 
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 91

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 0

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Hi,

You could try here, it says that this webcam is now supported:

MAILING-LIST:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=4335(...)

DRIVER DOWNLOAD PAGE:
http://www.ketelhot.net/qcm/(...)

Cheers,
Sylvain.
 
Old 01-10-2005, 12:58 PM   #3
viottolo
 
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 6

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $42.00 | Rating: 9

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.8.1-12mdk
Distribution: mdk 10.1


I used this driver:
http://home.mag.cx/messenger/
and it works well.. only problem is the max resolution is still 324x248, but that's fine.
Also the microphone seems to woks well.
 
Old 05-25-2005, 12:06 AM   #4
pembo13
 
Registered: May 2003
Distribution: Fedora Core2
Posts: 403

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 8

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.10-1.770_FC3
Distribution: Fedora Core 3


Driver found at: http://home.mag.cx/messenger/

This is my first experience with a webcam in Linux. Getting the webcam to work has been very tring. But that is as a result of the kernel I have. After failed attempts with other drivers, and then many attempts to compile and install the driver, I finally got it working.

The problem was that the driver code made a call to a depreceated, adn subsequently removed method. After alot of googling and log watching I found the problem, made a small change to the code. The install script then worked like a charm.

The compile problem is known to the developers, and I have little doubt that this will be fixed soon.

I gave this an 8 because the resolution doesn't go higher, the microphone seems not to be supported, and didn't "just work".
 
Old 09-18-2006, 07:19 AM   #5
mich_r
 
Registered: May 2006
Distribution: Ubuntu
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Would you recommend the product? no | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 3

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6
Distribution: Ubuntu


+ the driver mentioned works and is easy to install
+ microphone works well
+ snapshoot button is recognized and attached as /dev/input...
- max resolution is about 320x240
- poor framerate (3-9 fps)
- microphone is messing with the primary soundcard, advanced configuration is required to solve problems (see my thread @ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=199012 if you are interested)
- poor colours (compared to win32 driver)
- occasional device hangs during video capture ( resulting in uninterruptable process, so only the hard reboot can kill it )
 




  



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