[Novalug] Testing a webcam

[greg pryzby]

What camera? What distro? FWIW, Fedora did better w/ the camera I got 
then Ubuntu (Clique HUE)-- locked ubuntu tight and fedora sorta worked.

cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/file.mp4
<Ctrl>C after 30 seconds
vlc and open file /tmp/file.mp4

http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/get-your-webcam-working-gspca

Rich Goodwin wrote:
> I bought an inexpensive webcam from Microcenter ($11.99).  I plugged it
> in and see it is recognized (extracted from dmesg):
> 
>         usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
>         usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>         gspca: probing 093a:2621
>         gspca: probe ok
>         gspca: probing 093a:2621
>         usb 4-2: New USB device found, idVendor=093a, idProduct=2621
>         usb 4-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0,
>         SerialNumber=0
> 
> What tools do you use to test/use a webcam?  I did a quick test and it
> is not working so I am looking for some tips....
> 
> I came across cheese, skype and video4linux.  Skype testing results in
> the camera on light being turned on and a green screen in the video
> window.    cheese displays a video test patter with an embedded noise
> block - so no video.
> 
> 
> The way I see this, the gspca module is what should be loaded.  It is
> when I list the kernel modules (lsmod):
>         gspca_pac7311          13232  0
>         gspca_main             19940  1 gspca_pac7311
>         videodev               31236  1 gspca_main
>         v4l1_compat            13096  1 videodev
> 
> 
> 
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