Stinkin' little cheapo vid cams

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2006-07-03 at 00:29 -0500, Zane C. B. wrote:
> > Ok, I know, I bought the cheapest thing on the shelf figuring that it
> > should work since they've been around for 8-10 years. I know, I know.
> > <g>
> >
> > I've cruised the google lane and found several sites that tossed you
> > into a dnload site with a pile of files... is there a linux guru that
> > could make a short file, in English, on how to actually make the darn
> > things work? This one is a Micro CM10401 (WalMart, kill me now)


> If it has a flash card on it, just get a flash card reader. It will most
> likely be fat formated.

It's just a webcam. I have a "Logitech notebook" webcam and  the Micro
CM10401 webcam, neither work. My Kodak C330, for picture taking, is
working from command line, OK.