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Old 04-01-2007, 01:06 AM   #1
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installing a Hawking UC300 Webcam w/o disk?


tried all kinds of way to get it installed with no luck! Maybe someone could help this idiot do it!Ha
 
Old 04-01-2007, 07:20 AM   #2
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http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/cameras.html

See the above link. Your camera is supported by the prescribed driver on that page. You will likely need to compile module support into your kernel for the imaging sensor in the device, as well as making sure v4l (video for linux) is also compiled or enabled, so you have a way to access the camera, and if it is USB, you will need that too, though that is probably available already.
I didn't really read the entire page, so I can't say exactly which module you need, but by following the instructions/information on that page and the connected links, I got 2 webcams working perfectly.
Ahhh the beauty of Linux: no disks required to get devices working!!
PS - you may want to google around for some applications/packages that are able to access the camera too, to make use of it. For example, my camera has the sncxx-whatever chip in it, so I got a tool called 'sn-webcam' which connects up to /dev/v4l/video0 to allow me to use the camera without hassle.
Good luck, shouldn't be too hard
 
  


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