Webcam Overview

From MEPIS Documentation Wiki

Introduction

Webcams can be somewhat tricky in MEPIS, as in the rest of Linux. The extent to which they function depends on the webcam itself (and the driver it requires) and whether you are wanting just video or also audio. With the release of MEPIS 7 and its kernel, the situation is improving rapidly.

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Is your webcam supported?

Use the command "lsusb" to get the brand and model and USB ID of your webcam. Example output:

 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express

Then Google that information to find out about its driver and Linux status, and check the MEPIS and Ubuntu tables linked below.

Many common video drivers are supplied with MEPIS 6.5 and 7. Users often report particularly good luck with webcams supported by the gspca driver that is available through Synaptic--see list of supported webcams at link below.

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