Webcam (cpia) on laptop

[Peter Pregler]

On 22-Oct-99 Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> I tried something similar. Have you tried doing this with an external
> keyboard? Does your keyboard work?
> 
> In my case, I think the kernel shuts down the ps2 port to the keyboard
> during boot, and therefore there is no power to the camera.
> 
> I may be very wrong. 

I do know of at least one type of laptop where the Creative Webcam II does
not work (not under win*) because of some power issue (somehow confirmed
with tech-support). The final test in such a case is to try it under Win*.
If it works there it should also run under linux. 

-Peter


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