Re: [Linux-uvc-devel] Howto install Quickcam Pro 5000?

[Laurent P. <lau...@sk...>]

> I use Ubuntu 5.10 and I have Qc Pro 5000
> can anyone help me? how can I install it?
> I'm new linux user so keep it simple!

Well, it's quite simple, if you know how to compile a kernel :-)

(Lines starting by $ are commands you will have to run in a console, don't 
type the leading $. Be sure to copy the complete command when it spans 
several lines.)

- Install the subversion client (I've never used Ubuntu but I suppose there is 
a software manager application somewhere to install packages)
- Open a console
- Fetch the driver sources :
$ svn checkout http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/linux-uvc/linux-uvc/trunk  
linux-uvc
- Compile the driver :
$ make
- Become superuser (root) :
$ su
- Install the driver :
$ make install

You're done. If you Linux kernel is too old, you might want to upgrade it to 
2.6.15 before compiling the driver.

Now, depending on what you want to do with your webcam, you will probably want 
to install applications. The latest version of Ekiga (Gnomemeeting) supports 
your webcam.

Laurent Pinchart