USB Web Cams

Set up your web cam on Debian Etch

Note: the information on this page is for Etch, and is outdated for more recent flavors of Debian. All information from this page has been integrated into the Webcam page. Please go there for more current, as well as much more comprehensive, information, and please adjust bookmarks and links to point there.

The Spca5xx WebCam Driver

A list of supported devices can be found here: http://moinejf.free.fr/webcam.html

Install the necessary packages:

 # aptitude install module-assistant spca5xx-source camorama

Plugg in your web camera into the USB port.

 # m-a auto-install spca5xx
 # modprobe spca5xx

Test your cam:

 $ camorama

The Ov51x WebCam Driver

A list of supported devices can be found here: http://www.rastageeks.org/ov51x-jpeg/index.php/Working_Webcams

This site may not be available. Examples are Hercules Deluxe, ... please add some here.

Install the necessary packages. The ov51x-jpeg-source package is not available for etch, but there are alternative repositiories: http://www.rastageeks.org/ov51x-jpeg/index.php/Ov51xJpegHackedSource

 # aptitude install module-assistant ov51x-jpeg-source camorama

Plugg in your web camera into the USB port.

 # m-a auto-install ov51x-jpeg
 # modprobe ov51x-jpeg

Test your cam:

 $ camorama

Easy Cam

?EasyCam is a software for an automated webcam installation. Thanks to the autodetection it will install the needed driver for your webcam. There are lists of the autodetected webcams. The source code is here. For some people it seemes to work.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EasyCam

Other applications with web cam support

 # aptitude install kopete
 # aptitude install amsn
 # aptitude install ekiga


ToDo - Eventually get rid of this page - it's obsolete and everything is at ?WebCam