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#1

Hi everyone.

I need your help to get my webcam working in L inux. I bought this webcam, which works in XP if I install the drivers included in the CD, but I don't know how to get it working in Ubuntu (Breezy Badger).

First of all, I am not a newbie, but not far off that... Let's say that I am like the first animals that left the ocean to populate the earth... I know already how to crawl... but that is preety much all.

1st step: Went to Device Manager and saw USB 2.0 Device Manager > Silicon Integrated ... > USB 2.0 PC Camera

So it knows there is a USB camera attached.

2nd step: go to http://www.linux.com/howtos/Webcam-HOWTO/hardware.shtml and cannot figure it out.... I run lsmod and don't see the things they say I should be seeing...

I search Mr. Google with the name of the camera and Ubuntu and I get a spanish post of somebody asking for help, but nobody really helping...

So I thought to turn to you, the creme de la creme of the Ubuntu world... I think flatery goes a long way :D

Please help... I would love to use my webcam in ubuntu... cause I hate having to switch to XP for that....

Thanks all for your help...

Diogo

Add - on: run xawtv and I get:

diogo@PC-DO-DIOGO:~$ xawtv This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.12-10-k7) can't open /dev/video0: No such device v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway v4l2: open /dev/video0: Dispositivo inexistente v4l2: open /dev/video0: Dispositivo inexistente v4l: open /dev/video0: Dispositivo inexistente no video grabber device available

"Dispositivo inexistente" in english is something like No such device

#2

Hi,

I've sent an email to the company and they've told me the chipset used by the webcam is SQ930C.

Also there is a document here http://www.sq.com.tw/product/IC/resources/sq930c/SQ930C_ASICBrief_V1.3_2005Apr22.pdf with the details about this chipset.

Can anyone help me? Please?

#3

You and me couldn't find any driver for that chipset, but since there are specifications for it, you try asking (or even paying) for someone to develop a driver for it.

Or, you could return the webcam, and buy one wich is well supported.

Boa sorte ;)