[Upstage-list] help with webcams on linux?

[helen v. j. <he...@up...>]

hi,

are there any linux users out there who can help us to get webcams working on UpStage using the webcam app in ubuntu?

helga is getting a connection&  the first image gets there, but then subsequent images are not replacing.

the config file&  log are attached.
thanks in advance for any suggestions,
h : )


>  >  http://linux.die.net/man/1/webcam
>  >
>  >  (this page doesn't seem to have a download, but maybe i'm just missing
>  >  something)
webcam is in the ubuntu repositories (I don't know which system you use
jenny but it may as well be in yours)
webcam works for me and uploads the first .jpg (in my case helga.jpg)
>  [ftp]<<  ftp>
>  [ftp]>>  rename helga_tmp.jpg helga.jpg
>  [ftp]<<  rename helga_tmp.jpg helga.jpg
>  [ftp]<<  350 RNFR accepted - file exists, ready for destination
>  [ftp]<<  250 File successfully renamed or moved
>  [ftp]<<  ftp>

  then I don't know why it cannot exchange the first helga.jpg with the
new one.
>  [ftp]<<  ftp>
>  [ftp]>>  rename helga_tmp.jpg helga.jpg
>  [ftp]<<  rename helga_tmp.jpg helga.jpg
>  [ftp]<<  350 RNFR accepted - file exists, ready for destination
>  [ftp]<<  550 RENAME Failed - destination file already exists
>  [ftp]<<  ftp>

I send you my config file of webcam - the use of webcam is very easy:
you simply start webcam in the console with:
webcam my_config_file.conf
and the log with the errors.
maybe you have any ideas how to turn this around into working ;)

thanx and best wishes from a rainy and cool sunday in vienna
.)
helga