AleXxiO Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 i know it will be impossible for meto install my caddy06 webcam on mandrake,isn't it? how to know what of my hardware is installed properly?? for example i don't use 56k modem that is integrated so i don't know if, if i need it, it would function!! the same thing for wireless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleXxiO Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelve Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 so? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think it would help if you were a little more clear on what exactly your problem is. To be honest, I don't understand what you're trying to say either. Darkelve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleXxiO Posted February 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 ok.. 1)i didn't find any drivers for waitec caddy06 webcam, is there the possibility to make it run in any way or not at all? 2)i don't know if my wireless lan drivers are installed, how can i know it if i have not any other wlan pc? how to see if mandrake has some internal peripheral not recognized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleXxiO Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 3)just cause i've already posted, i add another question:) I bought an extern usb mouse and it doesn't go!!and nor my touchpad anymore!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 alexxio: use the hardware tool to see if the system has recognised your wireless card; it's in the Control Centre. Alternatively, you could try configuring networking, and if it's recognised your card, you will be able to try and set it up (though obviously, if you have no local WLAN, it won't work). As for the webcam, plug it in! If a desktop icon for it pops up, then it works. A surprising amount of webcams do work in Linux, and Mandrakelinux usually supports those pretty well. If you plug it in and nothing happens, it's probably not supported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 3)just cause i've already posted, i add another question:) I bought an extern usb mouse and it doesn't go!!and nor my touchpad anymore!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> probably just need to rerun the detection for X... it could be that your (I presume) laptop automatically disables the touchpad or prioritises the USB mouse when its plugged in and that this is software controlled. the more info you give the better we can help... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleXxiO Posted February 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 ok i can use the touchpad if i plug the usbmouse after everything has charged.... i tried every kind of modprobe without solving.... :( what else can i do? and my webcam?is there no possibility?on google i can't find anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 As for the webcam, plug it in! If a desktop icon for it pops up, then it works. A surprising amount of webcams do work in Linux, and Mandrakelinux usually supports those pretty well. If you plug it in and nothing happens, it's probably not supported. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Adam, Is there any place I can look for what webcams are supported in MDK? Or, a better question: What's a good cheap webcam that MDK will support? tia! (and thanks again on the nvidia prob/solution!!!) Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 kristi: not really. webcams are annoyingly hit-and-miss - lots of different models, sometimes you find different chips in the same model, and so forth - and i've never found a good comprehensive resource. MDK support isn't anything different from any other distro, really (it's a little better in a few ways), so if you find any mention of a webcam working under any distro, it'll probably work under MDK. It's usually just a Google Is Your Friend kinda thing, unfortunately. A Google search ought to show up some recommended buys, if you have any old ones lying around, you might as well just plug them in and see what happens, it's faster than looking it up and won't damage anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 (edited) Thanks Adam. The cam I have is an Intel CS330 (Create and Share Delux)(ViewQuest Tech). When I was playing around with Xandros linux 2.6.9, I did get it to go with a "SPCA5xx driver I got from somewhere that was supposed to support a bunch of cameras, but the quality was very poor, at best - and maybe 1 frame every 2 seconds. I suppose I should try it again, but I'd rather find something that works with the 2.6.x kern. I have googled a ton on this subject - that was how I found the spca5xx driver. Oh, well - I'll keep looking!!! Thanks! Kristi Edited February 17, 2005 by kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Update (my source had been updated to 24 - back to 12 now) I'll start a new post in Hardware re webcam support. Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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