Webcam functionality needed
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Currently webcams are extremely difficult or impossible for the average user on Mepis (such as our 0ac8:305b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Vimicro webcam). We need functionality when we plug in a USB webcam similar to flash drives, headsets, etc.
Also it would be very desirable to have virtual meeting capability where you can have a conference call on Gizmo Project, see everyone at the meeting on a webcam or photo, have the ability to show someone's desktop, whiteboard, etc. This could save a huge amount of time and resources spent on physical meetings.
Two separate questions
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To your first: webcams are somewhat problematic in general in Linux, it is not particular to MEPIS. The situation has improved as KDE has developed, which now supports many webcams OOTB. Here is a list of webcams that have been tested in Ubuntu you might consult:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=webcam&titlesearch=Titles
And this 2-yr old discussion of webcams in Linux is still useful:
http://www.linux.com/howtos/Webcam-HOWTO/
To your second: Ekiga works pretty well in MEPIS for video conferencing, though no whiteboard capacity at the moment.
Hope this helps.
Re: Webcam functionality needed
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Our 0ac8:305b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Vimicro webcam and our 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX webcam now work on Kubuntu 7.04 A5 . We need to get this capability into Mepis ASAP!
It will probably come
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It will probably come when MEPIS upgrades the version of KDE that it uses once the developers judge it stable enough.
yup, but i bought one and it
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yup, but i bought one and it worked out of the box using amsn
you can get web cams from hear
http://openforeveryone.co.uk/perifs2.php?id=9