Subject: webcams?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Richard Rauch <rkr@olib.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/17/2005 10:58:14
I haven't seen this discussed here recently, if at all, and it
seems like it may be the kind of thing that changes rapidly
anyway, so...

What kinds of webcam options are there for NetBSD?  I was hoping
that they might provide some kind of umass interface, but apparently
that's not so, and some (most? all?) use proprietary formats.

Probably some regular cameras can be controlled via USB and the
images downloaded.  I saw a reference to some that hooked up via
RJ45, so they presumably were accessed via something like HTTP.

I also saw some discussion about some specialized drivers for
LINUX to handle webcams.  A quick look at NetBSD's USB device
driver directory didn't look too promising, though.


What options are there?  Maybe some generic access to USB by
packages in pkgsrc?  any recommendations?

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