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any linux drivers for the philips pcvc840k webcam?

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Re: philips webcam

Submitted by thveillon on Sun, 2008-05-18 16:51.

Hi, the name of the camera won't help you much, what you need is the usb id. Open a console and use as root:

lsusb

the id will look like "ID 046d:0990". With this you can go on compatibility lists to hunt for your device and the matching driver.

http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/#devices

Those are good starting points, with links to more at the end of the mxhaard page.

If you feel lucky you can try pwc, uvc or gspca one at a time, you may find the right one.

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