[Tfug] webcam in debian?

[eric christian]

Jeff Breadner schrieb:
> 
> eric christian wrote:
>> my son gave me a sepia spa-400 cam and installed it with AIM in that 
>> other OS in order to webcam his uncle who uses skype in Seattle. It 
>> works, but i, of course, want it in Debian-Etch. I installed the beta 
>> deb AIM but, as usual, a lib was missing here.
>> Is there another messenger other than AIM for debian? Drivers for Sepia?
>> Eric
>>   
> Plug in the camera, and get the device ID from 'lsusb'.  Compare that 
> against the list at http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/
> 
> I got my Logitech web camera working with Skype (on kubuntu 8.04) using 
> UVC.
>
ok, Danke schoen, i'll get a logitech cam from the above website in the 
  "Device works" list.Skype running now fine. Wifey gets Sepia for her 
other OS.
Eric