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The friend of mine had been presented to me a webcam recently. On the box of Logitech QuickCam, there were logo of an alternative operation system, but in Debian configuration of a webcam is as easy as 1-2-3. Here are tips for configuration of a webcam.

Preparing

Some preparing words - if you didn’t compile your own kernel, this section can be omitted.
Webcam interface in kernel is almost like TV tuner - it is ordinary video device with /dev/video0 output. That`s why all articles about TV tuner configuration can help you as well. So, in kernel must be turned on:

    * v4l and all of it protocols (v4l monolithically, protocols - as modules)
    * i2c and it protocols (as well as during TV tuner configuration)

If it is enabled in kernel, you shouldn’t get any problems.

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