[ale] Brand New to SuSE Linux

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Orlando Williams wrote:
> Hi!
> My Name is Orlando and I am very new to Linux. I was trying to configure 
> my web cam to work with SuSE Linux but I don't know how to do it. Could 
> someone help in this regard? I will have a ton of other questions but 
> that is the first one.

Depends a lot on the type of hardware.  Assuming it's usb, which most of 
them are these days, it could be proprietary hardware.  Many of the usb 
webcams are.  If it is usb, do this first to see if your linux box sees it:

/sbin/lsusb

See if there's anything listed that might look like that device.

Another thing you can do is disconnect the device and reconnect it. 
Then execute 'dmesg|less' and see if there is info indicating that there 
was a driver loaded.

What kind of webcam is it?


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