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* under Linux 2.6.31.1 required the gspca vc032x module to be built from an [http://linuxtv.org/hg/~jfrancois/gspca/ external developer tree], | * under Linux 2.6.31.1 required the gspca vc032x module to be built from an [http://linuxtv.org/hg/~jfrancois/gspca/ external developer tree], | ||
* under Linux 2.6.32-rc5 is working out of the box. | * under Linux 2.6.32-rc5 is working out of the box. | ||
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| + | For quick camera testing I have found [http://moinejf.free.fr/svv.c svv] to be very useful. If problems arise it is also worth having a look at the GSPCA driver [http://moinejf.free.fr/ maintainer's website]. | ||
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Installing the Lenovo USB Webcam (type 40Y8519, Webpage at Lenovo Products)
For quick camera testing I have found svv to be very useful. If problems arise it is also worth having a look at the GSPCA driver maintainer's website. |
On a 64-bit machine Skype shall be started something similar like
# LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
if you would like to use the webcam for video.
