Linux-compatible webcam recommendations invited

[Serge de Souza]

Reshat Sabiq wrote:

> i just noticed yesterday that even though spca driver gets my STX to 
> work, it appears to have made my sound device unrecognized. I can't 
> have any audio at this time. I'll probably have to uninstall it.
> Suppposedly, snd-usb-audio driver should pick up the webcam mic, but 
> i'm guessing spca, and/or snd-usb-audio caused an IRQ conflict.
> I'll probably have to return this one, and go for QC Pro 4000 this 
> weeekend, even though that one is about twice as expensive, w/ roughly 
> the same features.


Are you sure that you have alsa configured properly ?  Maybe the devices 
got swapped around and your sound card is no longer card-0, have a look 
in /proc/asound/devices or /proc/asound/pcm  then try aplay -D <device 
name> somewavfile


Serge