Posted by: rainmore | May 28, 2009

Ubuntu Webcam Installation

Very helpful link http://blog.myfenris.net/?p=377

1 cmd find your webcam device:
lsusb
2 install driver
wget -c http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca50x/Download/gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz
tar xvfz gspcav1­20071224.tar.gz
cd gspcav1-20071224
make clean
make
sudo make install
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options

or
sudo apt-get install gspca-source
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

add a line
options gspca force_rgb=1

3 sudo apt-get install camorama
sudo lsmod |grep gspca

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