Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:07:23 +0000 From: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org> To: jacob rhoden <jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: modern (usb) webcam support? Message-ID: <3E564EBB.4050004@cream.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.43.0302201020490.8208-100000@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> References: <Pine.SOL.4.43.0302201020490.8208-100000@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
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jacob rhoden wrote: >My searches for information on webcam have not found much, except for some >sites which say FreeBSD does not support USB web cameras. > >Is anyone currently working on support for this? Does anyone have any >ideas about where one could go to get information about where to start >if one was to start writing a driver? > The graphics/vid port supports USB webcams based on the Omnivision OV511 and OV511+ chipsets. This apparently includes : Creative Labs WebCam 3 (*** see note about the OV511+ below ***) D-Link DSB-C300 Puretek PT-6007 Alpha Vision Koala-Cam Lifeview RoboCam AverMedia InterCam Elite MediaForte MV300 Trust SpaceCam 300 (*** see note about the OV511+ below ***) Apparently support for the OV511+ chipset is still patchy with slightly unpredictable results. I managed to pick up a puretek PT-6007 on eBay for almost nothing, and it works perfectly! I don't know if you would refer to these cams as 'modern' however.... Andrew. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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