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how to get labtec webcam to work?

i got a labtec webcam pro. it isnt plug and play. i have searched for drivers, and have found none. please help me. thanx in advance!

thanx for the reply! i'll post my results.

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# cd Desktop

[root@localhost Desktop]# ls

camdrivr    floppy.desktop  qc-usb-0.6.2      Trash

CD.desktop  Home.desktop    spca5xx-20050301

[root@localhost Desktop]# cd qc-usb-0.6.2

[root@localhost qc-usb-0.6.2]# ./quickcam.sh

-=- Logitech QuickCam USB camera driver installer -=-

Hello! I am the (hopefully) easy-to-use, fully automated

qc-usb driver installation script.

At the moment, this is experimental, and if it doesn't work,

don't hesitate to quit this with Ctrl+C and install the

driver manually.



The driver is provided in source code form, so it has to be

compiled. This should happen automatically, but it does mean

that there are some steps required before installation.



You also need to know "root" user password to test and

install the driver.



Basically you need only to keep hitting Enter whenever you

see this prompt: --->. Sometimes you're asked root password.

Pay special attention to lines beginning with [!].

It means that some trouble has been detected.



To most important location is the path to your kernel source

or headers. This can be guessed, but you can specify it by

giving it as an argument to this script like this:

        ./quickcam.sh LINUX_DIR=/usr/src/linux



If you haven't done it yet, now it would be a good moment to

take a look at file README.



Next I'm going to check if you have some important programs installed

and if they and the kernel are of suitable version.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->



/root/Desktop/qc-usb-0.6.2/quickcam.sh

/usr/bin/whoami

/bin/su

/bin/ls

/bin/cat

/usr/bin/gcc

/usr/bin/gcc

/usr/bin/make

/bin/grep

/bin/egrep

/bin/awk

/bin/sed

/usr/bin/tail

/usr/bin/head

/usr/bin/install

/usr/bin/ld

/bin/uname

/usr/bin/tr

which: no xawtv in (/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin)

Warning: xawtv missing

/usr/X11R6/bin/xdpyinfo

/bin/dmesg

/usr/bin/wc

[!] Some important programs can not be found on default path.

Probably they aren't installed.

You should install them, for example, by using apt-get or rpm.

WARNING: If you press Enter, I'll try to continue anyway,

but this probably will fail. You SHOULD press Ctrl+C now.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->

then i press crtl+c

It looks like you need to install xawtv. Then try the script again.
good luck.

i type this:

Code:

[root@localhost /]# cd /home/david

[root@localhost david]# ls

Desktop  Firefox_wallpaper.png  qc-usb-0.6.2

[root@localhost david]# cd qc-usb-0.6.2

[root@localhost qc-usb-0.6.2]# ls

APPLICATIONS                  qc-driver.o  qc-pb0100.o    quickcam.sh

COPYING                      qc-formats.c  qcset          README

CREDITS                      qc-formats.o  qcset.c        README.qce

debug.sh                      qc-hdcs.c    qc-vv6410.c    show.c

FAQ                          qc-hdcs.o    qc-vv6410.o    testquickcam

freeshm.sh                    qc-memory.c  qcweb-info.txt  TODO

linux-2.4.20-quickcam.patch  qc-memory.h  quickcam.h      videodev2.h

linux-2.6.7-quickcam.patch    qc-memory.o  quickcam.ko    videodevfix.h

linux-2.6.8.1-quickcam.patch  qc-mjpeg.c    quickcam.mod.c

Makefile                      qc-mjpeg.o    quickcam.mod.o

qc-driver.c                  qc-pb0100.c  quickcam.o

[root@localhost qc-usb-0.6.2]# ./quickcam.sh

-=- Logitech QuickCam USB camera driver installer -=-

Hello! I am the (hopefully) easy-to-use, fully automated

qc-usb driver installation script.

At the moment, this is experimental, and if it doesn't work,

don't hesitate to quit this with Ctrl+C and install the

driver manually.



The driver is provided in source code form, so it has to be

compiled. This should happen automatically, but it does mean

that there are some steps required before installation.



You also need to know "root" user password to test and

install the driver.



Basically you need only to keep hitting Enter whenever you

see this prompt: --->. Sometimes you're asked root password.

Pay special attention to lines beginning with [!].

It means that some trouble has been detected.



To most important location is the path to your kernel source

or headers. This can be guessed, but you can specify it by

giving it as an argument to this script like this:

        ./quickcam.sh LINUX_DIR=/usr/src/linux



If you haven't done it yet, now it would be a good moment to

take a look at file README.



Next I'm going to check if you have some important programs installed

and if they and the kernel are of suitable version.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->



/home/david/qc-usb-0.6.2/quickcam.sh

/usr/bin/whoami

/bin/su

/bin/ls

/bin/cat

/usr/bin/gcc

/usr/bin/gcc

/usr/bin/make

/bin/grep

/bin/egrep

/bin/awk

/bin/sed

/usr/bin/tail

/usr/bin/head

/usr/bin/install

/usr/bin/ld

/bin/uname

/usr/bin/tr

/usr/local/bin/xawtv

/usr/X11R6/bin/xdpyinfo

/bin/dmesg

/usr/bin/wc

which: no realpath in (/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin)

which: no realpath in (/usr/local/bin)

/usr/bin/readlink

gcc version: gcc version 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3)

gcc version: gcc version 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3)

Make version: GNU Make 3.80

Linker version: GNU ld version 2.15.92.0.2 20040927

Kernel compiler: gcc version 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3)

Looking for more necessary programs...

Found program /sbin/depmod

Found program /sbin/insmod

Found program /sbin/rmmod

Found program /sbin/modprobe

Found program /bin/mount

Found program /sbin/lsusb

depmod version: module-init-tools 3.1-pre5

insmod version: module-init-tools version 3.1-pre5

rmmod version: module-init-tools version 3.1-pre5

modprobe version: module-init-tools version 3.1-pre5

Checking whether we're root... root

[!] Running script as root.

You shouldn't run this script as root. It should work,

but is unsafe. Please run this as an ordinary user.

When root access is really needed, you will be prompted

for the root password.

WARNING: If you press Enter, I'll try to continue anyway,

but this probably will fail. You SHOULD press Ctrl+C now.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->



Checking for driver source code...

Checking for write permission...



Previous round done. Now checking if you have kernel source installed.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->



Kernel source directory: /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build

Detected kernel version is 2.6.x.

Kernel version name: 2.6.9-1.667

Kernel source version code: 132617

Driver file name: quickcam.ko

Module install directory: /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667

Driver source directory (PWD):        /home/david/qc-usb-0.6.2

Kernel source directory (LINUX_DIR):  /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build

Module install directory (MODULE_DIR): /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667

Utility install directory (PREFIX):    /usr/local

User options (USER_OPT):

Driver file name (use with insmod):    quickcam.ko

Kernel version code:                  132617



The QuickCam driver requires other drivers from kernel.

I'll now check if those seem to be loaded.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->



Modules loaded into the kernel:

parport_pc lp parport autofs4 i2c_dev i2c_core sunrpc ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables reiserfs button battery ac md5 ipv6 joydev ohci1394 ieee1394 uhci_hcd snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc gameport snd_mpu401_uart snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore 8139too mii floppy dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror ext3 jbd dm_mod

[!] Linux video driver appears to be not loaded.

You could load it as root with command:

        modprobe videodev

(but I can do it for you automatically)

I will now try to load the missing modules.

Type root password and press Enter (or Ctrl+D to abort).

=== Entering root mode ===

Now you will see some error messages.

They are probably harmless and you can ignore them

(until leaving root mode).

FATAL: Module usbcore not found.

FATAL: Module hc_sl811 not found.

=== Leaving root mode ===

Modules loaded now into the kernel:

videodev ohci_hcd parport_pc lp parport autofs4 i2c_dev i2c_core sunrpc ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables reiserfs button battery ac md5 ipv6 joydev ohci1394 ieee1394 uhci_hcd snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc gameport snd_mpu401_uart snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore 8139too mii floppy dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror ext3 jbd dm_mod



Next round: let's see if you have a supported QuickCam.

Please plug in your USB camera before continuing.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->



I can find the following probably compatible devices:

[!] Didn't find compatible cameras.

If you got message: "Permission denied", it means that

you simply have too old lsusb, and you can ignore this problem.

In this case you have to be root to use lsusb, but I won't do that.

WARNING: If you press Enter, I'll try to continue anyway,

but this probably will fail. You SHOULD press Ctrl+C now.

Press Ctrl+C to quit, Enter to continue --->

then ctrl+c

Looks like you might need a couple of modules loaded. What does

/sbin/lsmod

return.
good luck.

[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
parport_pc 24705 1
lp 11565 0
parport 41737 2 parport_pc,lp
autofs4 24005 0
i2c_dev 10433 0
i2c_core 22081 1 i2c_dev
sunrpc 160421 1
ipt_REJECT 6465 1
ipt_state 1857 1
ip_conntrack 40693 1 ipt_state
iptable_filter 2753 1
ip_tables 16193 3 ipt_REJECT,ipt_state,iptable_filter
reiserfs 244245 1
button 6481 0
battery 8517 0
ac 4805 0
md5 4033 1
ipv6 232577 10
joydev 8705 0
ohci1394 35033 0
ieee1394 302869 1 ohci1394
uhci_hcd 31449 0
snd_intel8x0 34829 0
snd_ac97_codec 64401 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 47609 0
snd_mixer_oss 17217 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 97993 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 29765 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9673 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
gameport 4801 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_mpu401_uart 8769 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_rawmidi 26725 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 8137 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 54053 9 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi, snd_seq_device
soundcore 9889 1 snd
8139too 26305 0
mii 4673 1 8139too
floppy 58609 0
dm_snapshot 17029 0
dm_zero 2369 0
dm_mirror 23341 2
ext3 116809 2
jbd 74969 1 ext3
dm_mod 54741 6 dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror
[root@localhost ~]#

yes. i went there again, and i used this driver:

Note that some new Logitech QuickCam Expresses and Labtec cameras are reported not to work which have ProductId 921 or 920. For those cameras here is an experimental driver.

i went where they had the "here" link, and typed make clean, make, make install.
that seemed to do something. but how can i be sure?

If you didn't get any errors that means the commands ran and did what they were supposed to do.
good luck.

i didnt get any errors
what program should i use to work with the webcam?