Where to find webcam drivers

[Thesti]

hello,


i have a Logitech quickcam. where can i find its driver?
which driver is compatible with Fedora 9 and above. v4l or v4l2 or other?


Thank you.

[Rubberman]

Try this site: http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

[Thesti]

hi, thanks Rubberman.


i choose to go with v4l.

but, from the site you referred to me, i cant find the link to download the v4l driver or how to install v4l driver in Fedora 9.

can you point me on tutorial on how to install v4l in Fedora. sry, i'm a newbie.


Thank you.

[Rubberman]

Which QuickCam do you have? There are a bunch. They all take the same driver, spca5xx/LE gspca v4l1/v4l2, but vary in options and quality. Actually, there are 11 Logitech QuickCams on the web site I gave the link to, one of which, the QuickCam Express, uses a different driver than the others, spca5xx.

[Rubberman]

Also, there are instructions on that web site. I used them to get my webcam working on CentOS.

[Thesti]

yes, thank you. Rubberman.

i finally downloaded -> spcav1-20071224.tar.gz . on the download section.

but then, when i try to build the gspca. i get the following error. -> "sudo ./gspca_build"

mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/media/
rm -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/media/spca5xx.ko
rm -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca.ko
install -c -m 0644 gspca.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/media/
install: cannot stat `gspca.ko': No such file or directory
make: *** [install] Error 1

my kernel version is 2.6.29.4

hope you or someone can help.

Thank you

[Rubberman]

Try logging in as root before you try to build it. I'm not sure that sudo will be adequate. Also, I assume you have the kernel development package installed for your kernel? It needs some headers and stuff from that to build properly.

[Thesti]

thanks, Rubberman.

i've patched and then built the gspca. and i've successfully made my webcam work in my app.

but then i turned my computer off and turn it on again. and now, the webcam doesn't work again, even after i redone the patching and the building process.

strange, how can i get it work again?


Thank you.

[Rubberman]

Well, it should, so unless you can figure out why it isn't working, I don't know what to tell you. Check if the driver has been properly installed. The lsmod command can help with that.