logitech quickcam messenger in fc3

ashella · #1 4th December 2004, 11:50 PM

does anyone know ? how to install logitech quickcam messenger in fc3 ,where do i find the driver for it ,i tried the web site which have qca-ga? something like that driver
please help me with steps for installing it in fc3

imdeemvp · #2 5th December 2004, 01:15 AM

Is it something like netmeeting in windows? If so, have you tried gnome-meeting in fedora?

imdeemvp · #3 5th December 2004, 02:33 AM

this may help: http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/

jgionet · #4 18th December 2004, 01:42 AM

talk about a pain in the @$$ to get a webcam working..
again something else linux lacks in multimedia support (sorry to say)
I was going to try and install my usb Logitech QuickCam Home however getting it working requires re-inventing the wheel ..

No Webcam messenging.. gonna leave that to windoze..

cscheng · #5 18th December 2004, 08:23 PM

Or you could say the manufacturers lack linux support

kuifje00 · #6 19th December 2004, 08:03 PM

Is there somone with a working Logitech Quickcam Messenger in FC 3 ? And if so, How did he / she ?

kuifje00 · #7 19th December 2004, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuifje00

Is there somone with a working Logitech Quickcam in FC 3 ? And if so, How did he / she ?

I ment to ask ; Logitech Quickcam Messenger ( sorry , Is there a way yo edit a message ? )

Algernon · #8 21st December 2004, 07:34 PM

I have the same camera in a dualboot setup (Win98SE & FC3) and only the other OS sees it properly.
OSS solution is not the one.

-Alg.

kuifje00 · #9 21st December 2004, 09:43 PM

I've downloaded qce-ga-0.40d.tar but the make genereted lots of errors and warnings ! so skipped.
I've found my philips tuocam II pro works, but after reconnecting, then I got the /dev/video and link....

Then I thought, lets reconnect my logitech messenger, then my keyboard hung, while the cam did'nt work.

( my computer survived the first hard reset, which was needed after that action )
I will try on ...
( done ... ) second time reconnecting did not hang my keyboard ????

rayyes · #10 21st December 2004, 10:06 PM

i have the same problem with quickcam xpress i posted about it in another thread but no one replied

kuifje00 · #11 21st December 2004, 10:16 PM

Well, another one about the messenger.
I tried the experimental driver from http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/ --> An experimental driver for QuickCam Messenger was recently written by Mathias Küster
Which gives at best a brownish picture and flashes regular to green and back. So its realy experimental.
Or .... Should I apply the provided patch ; linux-2.6.7-quickcam.patch or linux-2.6.8.1-quickcam.patch
Uhm.... I just don't dare.... how to recover from a broken kernel..... (

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kuifje00 · #12 23rd December 2004, 11:48 AM

I found this link, I will test coming weekend...
The story sounds good !
http://home.mag.cx/messenger/

kuifje00 · #13 24th December 2004, 09:29 PM

How nice, I got some time already... I have downloaded unpacked and ran the install script.
And yes... The Quickcam Messanger is working, quite well.
I Realy hope the compression/ Decompression will be cracked soon.
But I believe, those guys did a great job already. Thanks Guys.

kuifje00 · #14 28th December 2004, 09:24 PM

Did you checkout the new release of the quickcam messenger driver?
http://home.mag.cx/messenger/ >> qc-usb-messenger-0.5.tar.gz
I am IMPRESSED, tried it this avening, and seem to me better or as good as the windows driver.
( what is your opinion ? )

cscheng · #15 29th December 2004, 02:20 PM

Sounds good. I won't try it thought, it still not stable enough for me. People who want to try it out, here's the readme: http://home.mag.cx/messenger/source/_README_MESSENGER