Actually getting your camera to work has nothing to do with seeing you granddaughter. How is your son transmitting those live pictures ? Depending on what he is using you may not be able to. IF he has some kind of software that lets you look at a web page then you should just be able to point your browser at his ip address. The only reason to get your camera to work is so they can see you. And once you get the cam to work, then to choose a program to transmit the pictures. Two programs I use on linux are Zoneminder, and motion http://www.zoneminder.com/ http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome Depends on what version of linux you are running, on how easy they will be to install. _____ From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Lisa Kachold Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 2:55 PM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: RE: How to get a usb camera to work? http://wiki.lunar-linux.org/index.php/Miscellaneous:USB_camera_howto www.Obnosis.com | http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:obnosis | hackfest.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 _____ January PLUG HackFest = Kristy Westphal, AZ Department of Economic Security Forensics @ UAT 1/10/09 12-3PM Take the Black [Linux BT3] Pill & leave SecurityMatrix, or take the Blue [XP/Vista Pill] & stay happily ignorant. > Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:05:48 -0700 > From: joe@actionline.com > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: How to get a usb camera to work? > > Main PLUG discussion list appears like a removable drive), please, use Mounted Camera from > camera list.plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 1:55 PM, James Finstrom > wrote: > > whats the make and model? > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Josef Lowder wrote: > >> > >> My son sent me a little usb camera that I just plugged in, > >> but it does not work on my linux laptop. Any suggestions > >> how to get it to work so we can see live images of our > >> granddaughter? > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _____ Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows VistaR. See how