How to install a webcam ?

[GhostofSin]

Hi i am realtive new in Linux, i use Debian and well i would like to install a USB webcam ( it's a creative ) i've seen lots of articles and stuff over the net but nothing is clear to me does anyone knows a agood tutorial ? or can anyone tell me how to set up the webcam ? thanks !

[Vergil83]

what type of creative webcam (model number)? Different creative webcams require different steps

[GhostofSin]

this is the model of the webcam i want to install
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 041e:4034 Creative Technology, Ltd
Model VF0040

[Vergil83]

It looks like it is supported.
http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
Take a look at http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=125785 for how you install it. This is for fedora, but it should be mostly the same for debian

[GhostofSin]

Again me! i installed did that the pages you sent me say but this is what appears when i try to compile the pacakge.:

make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=/home/oba01/gspcav1-20060925 CC=cc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.8-3-386/build: No existe el fichero o el directorio. Alto.
make: *** [default] Error 2
debian:/home/oba01/gspcav1-20060925# make
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=/home/oba01/gspcav1-20060925 CC=cc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.8-3-386/build: No existe el fichero o el directorio. Alto.
make: *** [default] Error 2

i guess i am missing some packages to install but which one or which ones are those ? Thanks for your help !

[Vergil83]

actually, are you using sarge or etch? What kernel are you using (uname -a)?
If you are using etch you can use module-assistant. If you are using sarge, make sure you have the header for your kernel installed (kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-386)

[GhostofSin]

Thanks Vergil83 finally i got my webcam installed i use your tips they were very helpful, i'm gonna put here what i did , it may help others.

1.- I installed the Kernel headers (kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-386) with synaptic.
2.- I downloaded the driver from here http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html ( the one at the top that says spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz
3.- I unpacked spca5xx-20060501.tar.gz and then put this commands as root
make
make install
4.- last i wrote : modprobe spca5xx

This were the steps i follow and well i dunno if this is the most orthodox way to do this task but at least it works. Hope this help other ppl . Bye