Comments on: Fun With Webcam In Linux

By: Shantanu Goel

Shantanu Goel — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:13:18 +0000

bazz: I’m not sure abt the problem but I vaguely remember having a similar problem with cheese detecting my webcam. It was probably using the wrong port or the wrong driver. I’ll try to see if I can recollect what the issue and its solution was and let you know.

By: bazz

bazz — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:17:14 +0000

i have a problem with my webcam and cheese apps. if i use mplayer, my webcam is working properly. but cheese won’t detect my webcam. although both of them use gstreamer. do you know how can this problem happen?

By: j00p34

j00p34 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:28:40 +0000

great post, i really needed this.

By: Shantanu Goel

Shantanu Goel — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:03:23 +0000

@Carlo: Did I mention ANYWHERE in this post that:
1. It is meant to be done by grandmas?
2. to prove linux is ready for desktop?
3. or did I compare any 2 OS’s?
This post was meant only for ppl who already have mplayer installed and might be interested in not installing separate apps for doing common tasks.
(BTW on a separate note, are u telling me that copy pasting two lines and pressing enter is difficult for anyone. In that case, that user is definitely not capable of installing a new app, going through all the dialogue boxes full of asking geeky stuff to be yes’ed or no’ed, then finding where the shortcut is installed, running it and then finding which buttons to press to get the setup working)

By: Carlo

Carlo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:05:32 +0000

Wow, that’s so easy! Even my grandma can do that.

Yes, Linux is SO READY for the desktop!