newbie webcam help...

emeraldforce · 07-22-2002, 03:23 PM

Well, I tried my post in the Hardware section, and someone pushed me to another forum section that I couldn't quite find, so I'm trying my luck here...
Here's my dilemma.

I have a webcam that I got that I really really wish to use, Logitech Quickcam Express, but other than hooking it up to my USB port and turning the computer on I don't quite know what to do...

What is a newbie running Redhat Linux 7.3 to do? Another website someone could tell me? Push off in the right direction?

Thanks all!

MartBrooks · 07-23-2002, 04:27 AM

You'll need to find out which chipset your camera uses. And then you'll need to compile a new kernel with Video4Linux support, and USB support and support for your camera's chipset.

Regards