hi, i dont know if this will help but i installed a "Logitech QuickCam Communication MP for Business"
i'm using slackware 12, kernel 2.6.27, i made sure uvc was compiled under kernel,
Device Drivers, Multimedia devices, Video capture adapters, V4L USB devices, <M> USB Video Class (UVC)
dmesg
uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:09a1)
input: UVC Camera (046d:09a1) as /class/input/input4
usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 3
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:09a1)
input: UVC Camera (046d:09a1) as /class/input/input5
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:09a1 Logitech, Inc.
lsmod | grep uvc
uvcvideo 57096 0
compat_ioctl32 5120 1 uvcvideo
videodev 36736 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 17924 2 uvcvideo,videodev
i installed
mjpg-streamer, followed documentation then
to view a single JPEG in a browser 127.0.0.1:8080/?action=snapshot