Re: [Qce-ga-discussion] quickcam messenger

[Olaf H. <ol...@su...>]

 On Mon, Jul 24, pm wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am using opensuse 10.1 x86_64 linux 2.16.21-0.13-default.  I just
> bought the Logitech Quickcam Messenger.  I have found several sites that
> attempt to explain what to do to get it to work, but I am having no such
> luck getting it to work.  My /var/log/messages give me this:
> 
> kernel: usb 2-7: USB disconnect, address 6
> kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> kernel: quickcam: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
> kernel: Logitech quickcam: go to http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/ for
> support questions
> kernel: usbcore: registered new driver quickcam
> kernel: usb 2-7: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7
> kernel: usb 2-7: new device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=08f6
> kernel: usb 2-7: new device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
> kernel: usb 2-7: Product: Camera
> kernel: usb 2-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> 
> I also never see a /dev/video or such name.

udev is supposed to create a node with the kernel name. You can 
check what device node was created last, with this command:

ls -lt /dev | head


Or look for all currently registered devices:

find /sys -name dev | sort | more

quickcam should be somewhere in the /sys/class/usb part. I dont have a
quickcam, so I dont know how it looks in reality.