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== Installing spca5xx Mini-Howto == | == Installing spca5xx manually == |
[http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=16670 EasyCam] is a software for an automated webcam installation. Thanks to the autodetection it will install the needed driver for your webcam.
There is are [http://blognux.free.fr/Liste/ lists] of the autodetected webcam's. At the moment the list is small, but it's constantly growing.
The source code is [http://blognux.free.fr/sources/, here]
Installation
Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable main
Then you need to update the packages and install easycam
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install easycam
Start easycam
with the following command you start easycam (There is also an icon under System->Administration):
sudo easycam
Now you can choose your webcam from the list. The software asks you if you want to install the driver.
After a some compilation your webcam should be ready.
Problems
If you get in trouble you can check on their [http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=16670 thread] (in french) or on the [http://wiki.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/webcam_logitech_msn?s=amsn Documentaion Ubuntu Francophone (in french)].
Testing your webcam
There is a nifty little application called [http://camorama.fixedgear.org/ camorama] to view, alter and save images from a webcam. Simply install it via apt:
sudo apt-get install camorama
Additional software
If you want to have a little tray system icon that notifies you when your Webcam is on, try [http://infinito.f2o.org/cameramonitor/ Camera Monitor]. There is even a [http://infinito.f2o.org/cameramonitor/cameramonitor_0.1-1_i386.deb debian/ubuntu package] available.
Installing spca5xx manually
You can find howto's for manual installation of the spca5xx driver [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/, here].
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