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alicefred

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From: California

Registered: 2010-03-29

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Arch Linux machine won't recognize my webcam

I have been using Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro Webcam on Windows XP without any problem, but my Arch Linux machine won't recognize it. I am new to Linux world and have limited knowledge so can't figure out the reason. I installed latest drivers, but had no success. Can anyone help me to make my webcam work perfectly on Arch Linux machine? I really appreciate any assistance you experts can provide.

Thanks..

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o26315a.i12a

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Registered: 2010-09-28

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Re: Arch Linux machine won't recognize my webcam

1. Are you using Hal?
2. Try to install v4l-utils.
3. Try give permission to the /dev/video and /dev/video0

Good luck!

Odysseus

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Registered: 2009-02-15

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Re: Arch Linux machine won't recognize my webcam

What are you using the webcam with?  I can see my webcam's output with "mplayer tv://".

I'm not in any special group, but there are some Video4Linux modules running, which I never explicitly configured.

Last edited by Odysseus (2010-09-29 23:05:01)

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akephalos

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From: Romania

Registered: 2009-04-22

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Re: Arch Linux machine won't recognize my webcam

What are you using the webcam with?  I can see my webcam's output with "mplayer tv://".

I'm not in any special group, but there are some Video4Linux modules running, which I never explicitly configured.

You may try the camera that with "cheese" (a GNOME app which usually just works at me). Maybe add your user to group "camera", too.

alicefred

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From: California

Registered: 2010-03-29

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Re: Arch Linux machine won't recognize my webcam

Thanks for your support.. I will certainly try your advice and tips...

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