I can't get my Logitech Quickcam to work.

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You can also give us the exact model of your webcam.

One more thing, the qc-usb-source is a package who give the source code of the module and need to be compiled (it's a bit difficult), it's dedicated to Logitech's QuickCam Express webcam and similar webcams.

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Welcome to Ubuntu :)

Try going up to the top taskbar and click on

System - Administration - Synaptic Package Manager

it asks for you normal user password, not your SuperUser/Root one. Use either search tool to find and install "cheese". Note that all the programs you already have are marked with a green blob, to install something just right-click and choose "install". While your here it's usually worth clicking on "Mark all Updates" button. Then click on the "Apply". First time you do this it will probably take quite some time. Synaptic is great for finding useful programs because the "Search" button searches in descriptions as well as titles so i can be a bit vague and it still finds stuff for me ;)

Good luck and regards
Tom also :)

Since every webcam made by Logitech is called Quickcam you will have to identify your webcam by its chipset. With the camera plugged in, type lsusb into a terminal window and look for the set of numbers next to ID commencing with 046d:

Please post back this number.

Hi Andre,

Here is what the lsusb command produced:

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger

What do you think?
Thanks!
-Tom

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Yes, Tom, it is indeed a QuickCam Messenger and the driver is called "quickcam" from http://home.mag.cx/messenger/.

I recall this webcam and its associated difficulties in Linux. The qc-usb driver is not the correct driver, in fact there is some ambiguity as to what the driver is called. As far as I can tell it is qc-usb-messenger.

Here is a 2006 posting regarding this webcam that you may find useful:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=191770

Please note that this webcam (even with the appropriate driver) may not work well with recent versions of Ubuntu.

Since you are fairly new to Ubuntu I suggest that you replace the webcam with one that uses more up-to-date technology - such as a uvc-compliant camera which will most likely work straight out of the box (Logitech QC Pro 9000 for example).