Logitech QuickCam (built into laptop)

Hello,

From the Dell M1210 page on the Ubuntu wiki ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/DellXPSM1210 )
You need to install the uvc driver to use your webcam.

You can download the uvc driver here:
http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/

Thank you for the help, but I am sorry to say that I am a newbie.

Do know where I can get instructions for installing this?

thanks
cb

On 6/23/07, Hanusz leszek <email address hidden> wrote:
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> >From the Dell M1210 page on the Ubuntu wiki (
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> You need to install the uvc driver to use your webcam.
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> You can download the uvc driver here:
> http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/
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apparently, there is no good documentation.
This driver is not yet packaged for Ubuntu so the installation is more difficult.
But if you follow the following steps it should work :

Open a terminal ( Applications->Accessories->Terminal )

create a directory with this command:
mkdir uvcdriver

enter the directory with :
cd uvcdriver

install the necessary kernel headers and gcc compiler with (it should ask your password):
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r` build-essential gcc-3.4 svn

get the uvc driver with this command:
svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/linux-uvc/linux-uvc/trunk

enter the "trunk" directory with:
cd trunk

compile the driver with:
make

and then install the driver (it should ask your password):
sudo make install

reboot the computer

Start Ekiga then go to Edit->Preferences->Video Devices, Video plugin L4V2 should be selected and if everything went ok, something like USB VideoClass Device will appear as the input video device.
Close the dialog and click on the small webcam icon in the main Ekiga window to activate your newly installed usb device.

Hi,

I am a newbie too.

Can you also show us how to manually uninstall it please?

I want to try this out, but I want to be sure that I can uninstall it if it doesn't work or causing problem with my machine.

Thanks a bunch in advance,

to uninstall, you have to follow the same steps except that you type
sudo make uninstall
instead of
sudo make install