Webcam help

[sparky99]

I'm a Linux noob and have no idea how to do anything with the webcam. Could someone point me in the right direction at to which pre-installed programs support the cam or if I need to download anything else?

[malliaris]

cant seem to get that camera work either...i read somewhere in this forum that they havent released the camera drivers for linux yet...i wonder if anyone managed to get the camera working...

[huracan]

User Flerfs at another forum managed to get skype to recognize the camera installing this rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...2-3.1.i586.rpm

Here's a link to that thread, not very encouraging though as far as skype under SLED10

http://forums.mininoteuser.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=72

[drmind]

If you follow this steps skype works like a charm with sled10 sp1

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/19660.html

Now the webcam is not reckognized and I blame hp for this!!!

[bench710]

I just got my 2133 and the webcam doesn't work either. anyone have an updated information ?
I am contacting HP and they are working on it but it seems they don't have much to offer.

cant seem to get that camera work either...i read somewhere in this forum that they havent released the camera drivers for linux yet...i wonder if anyone managed to get the camera working...

[msknutson]

with version 2.0.0.72. You do have to go into Skype's Options, Video Devices and click on Enable Skype Video. Selecting webcam: CNF7070 (/dev/video0/). Not the best quality, but it works!

[djjemela]

I got Skype to open but in Options\video devices\select webcam there is no device listed. it reads "no devices found". did you have to do something to have that webcam listed?

[koever]

From my own experience, openSuse 11.1 and Skype 2.0 work very well together, and the webcam is recognised automatically.


Good luck !

[Richiebaby]

"If you follow this steps skype works like a charm with sled10 sp1 "

The skype instructions were perfect and I have successfully downloaded and installed my first programme using Linux. Way-hay!!

"I got Skype to open but in Options\video devices\select webcam there is no device listed. it reads "no devices found". did you have to do something to have that webcam listed?"

But it wont work correctly with SLED 10.1. And neither does the microphone.

As said above we need 11.1. Boo-hoo!!

[friend2133]

Hi,

Use Ekiga 3.02 Application to make ur camera work on 2133 mini note

you can download this application from:
http://ekiga.org/index.php?rub=5&pat...es/ekiga_3.0.2

njoy