Quickcam Messenger

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Contents 1 Logitech Quickcam Messenger 1.1 Check hardware 1.2 Install software 1.3 Load the module at bootup

Logitech Quickcam Messenger

Here is how to get your Logitech Quickcam Messenger working (May also work with Logitech Quickcam Communicate) with Simply Mepis 6.0:

Check hardware

First, do

lsusb

you should get something like this

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger

The ID should be

046d:08f0

or

046D:08F6

or

046D:08F5

or you may be out of luck.

Install software

apt-get install xawtv kdetv linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Note: if you are using one of the more recent vanilla kernels from kernel.org or elseware, it may have built in kernel support.

Build and install the software:

cd
wget http://home.mag.cx/messenger/source/qc-usb-messenger-1.6.tar.gz
tar -xvf qc-usb-messenger-1.6.tar.gz
cd qc-usb-messenger-1.6/
export MODULE_DIR=/lib/modules/$(uname -r)
export LINUX_DIR=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
./quickcam.sh

press enter or insert the root password at the prompts

Load the module at bootup

If you do not do this, it will not work on restart.

su
touch /etc/init.d/quickcam
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/quickcam
kwrite /etc/init.d/quickcam

Insert the following in the file

#!/bin/sh
#/etc/init.d/quickcam: reload the Logitech Quickcam Messenger driver.

rmmod quickcam
insmod /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/quickcam.ko

Save and exit.

Now,

ln -s /etc/init.d/quickcam  /etc/rc5.d/S20quickcam
exit