**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 00:15

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 00:15

Kara Dreamer ⚧ @kara@occult.camp

you know, I have a shitty little Logitech webcam I haven't been using for anything

I should train it on the snek tank and stream Waxie

if I can figure out how to get a webcam working on Linux >_< anyone have advice?

**Shawn K. Quinn** @skquinn · Feb 13, 2018, 03:35

**Shawn K. Quinn** @skquinn · Feb 13, 2018, 03:35

@kara Get the software, plug your webcam in, and hope for the best. Chances are it works out of the box, I think webcams are pretty standard now as opposed to requiring screwball drivers.

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 03:36

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 03:36

@skquinn unfortunately, as this pic shows (https://occult.camp/@kara/99515315607959450) it didn't work right away

I'll have to poke around later

**Shawn K. Quinn** @skquinn · 2018-02-13T03:38:03Z

Shawn K. Quinn @skquinn

@kara Could be a hardware issue. Have you tried adjusting all the settings that Cheese makes available?

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**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 03:43

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 03:43

@skquinn not yet, didn't have time before work. tomorrow!

**infinite love Ⴟ** @trwnh@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2018, 11:37

**infinite love Ⴟ** @trwnh@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2018, 11:37

@kara @skquinn if your webcam is really old, consider getting a newer one. most new ones use something called uvc (USB video class) but older webcams often used proprietary architecture for no good reason

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 11:37

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 11:37

@skquinn @trwnh oh, yeah, this was just a bit of old junk I was hoping to use

**infinite love Ⴟ** @trwnh@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2018, 11:41

**infinite love Ⴟ** @trwnh@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2018, 11:41

@kara @skquinn good news is that even cheapo modern (post-2012 at least) webcams will work, so you'll only have to spend $15-20 at *most*

**infinite love Ⴟ** @trwnh@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2018, 11:45

**infinite love Ⴟ** @trwnh@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2018, 11:45

@skquinn @kara if you're just trying to get that old one to work for the heck of it, maybe skim through this? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/webcam_setup

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 12:23

**Kara Dreamer ⚧** @kara@occult.camp · Feb 13, 2018, 12:23

@trwnh @skquinn oh thanks! I'll have to see what the thing actually is when I get home