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Date:      Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:18:36 +0100 (CET)
From:      Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>
To:        freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG, grarpamp@gmail.com
Subject:   Re: Webcam recommendations
Message-ID:  <201103191218.p2JCIaO7065003@lurza.secnetix.de>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=Vub3THn-AR7NSBJML7dDBcRSrB3Po0-t6KDXh@mail.gmail.com>

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grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
 > > Are you sure that the Logitech C310 is supported at all by the pwc.ko
 > 
 > Hi. Collating some notes...
 > 
 > The C210, C310, C910 are supported by the Linux UVC driver here:
 > http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/

I think most (all?) of the current webcams are UVC ones.
A UVC driver is contained in the webcamd port, but it is
V4L2-only.  FreeBSD's Linux compatibility layer does not
support that, so it will not work with Linux binaries,
including Skype.

If you want Skype support, it's probably best to pick up
a used camera on eBay that works with the pwc port.

Best regards
   Oliver

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