Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Firewire iSight

[Ludovic R. <lud...@gm...>]

On 19/11/06, Martin J. Smith <ma...@bt...> wrote:
> Hi there

Hello,

> Has anyone had any luck getting the Apple iSight (firewire version) working
> with linux on their machine? Or even the built in iSight cameras?
>
> Any hints greatly appreciated, I can see a device but don't seem to be able
> to capture anything from it

The built-in iSigth is supported by Linux. See [1] for example.

You need to load the firmware (available from your Mac OS X system)
and then use the linux-uvc driver.

Bye,

[1] http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook#head-b1af0074ff5164934590062b9014bf671addfa3d

-- 
  Dr. Ludovic Rousseau