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<p>On Sunday 05 November 2006 19:53, Ric Moore wrote:</p>
<p>> On Sun, 2006-11-05 at 10:26 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:</p>
<p>> > My webcam is fairly old, and it looks as though it has had its day. I</p>
<p>> > get a picture in ekiga, but it is hopelessly wrong in colour and</p>
<p>> > hopelessly out of focus. It's not got a focusing ring, either. I think</p>
<p>> > it's time to buy a new one.</p>
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<p>> > I looked at what my local supplier is offering, picked out two that look</p>
<p>> > good (after discarding several others for a variety of reasons) and tried</p>
<p>> > to google for linux compatibility. The only references I found were very</p>
<p>> > old, and with things changing at the rate they do that makes them</p>
<p>> > untrustworthy in my eyes.</p>
<p>> ></p>
<p>> > I need a webcam easily available in the UK. Any recommendations?</p>
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<p>> Logitech seems to be working with Linux, from what I've been reading.</p>
<p>> Mine worked great until recently as the module refuses to make. :( Ric</p>
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<p>This old one is a Philips, identified as a 740. lsmod confirms that pwc is loaded. I can't use it like this, so I'll have to see what I can do about getting another. I had wanted to avoid usb 1.1 webcams, thinking that a usb2 one would be better, but I can't find any compatibility reports for any of the ones I've found.</p>
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<p>Anne</p>
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