[gentoo-user] OT: WebCam? Second Edition

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Hi,

Sorry for being offtopic. In the meanwhile -- while
trying to get my webcam working I got that many
contradictionary and partly outdated informations
from the web that I did not know anymore what I
know or not...

I searched a lot of stuff and found a lot of stuff but
the sources are often of 2007 and or old kernels. Links
of that sites goes into nothing and the software does
not run anymore or is not able to be compiled successfully.

That is the reason why posting here.

Current status:
WebCam: Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks, 2009er model
which is not affected by the firmware bug of previous versions
of the same cam.

Kernel: 2.6.30.3, vanilla sources from ftp.kernel.org

Video interface: Newest Xorg-Server (Gentoo) with newest
NVidia-driver (Gentoo), and (accoriding to lspci) this
graphics card: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7600 GT (rev a2)

As driver I used the one deleivered with the kernel.

The Cam is recognized and activated ... sometimes.
With cheese I can watch the video image and stream ... sometimes.

But I cannot get above 10...15fps with reasonable resolutions
like 640x480 or 800x600. Even 320x240 gives me only 10...15fps.
And the stream get really jurky when recorded.

Before I buy again a camera, which is _/said/_ to work with linux
with 25 fps at at least 640x480 and fails to do so:
I need a WebCam with good image quality to watch/record birds.
Since theese are fast animals :) framerates of 10...15fps are
no option.

Is there anyone out there, who owns a WebCam, which definetly 
_works_ with a resolution of at least 640x480 and 25fps or above 
and which has a good image quality under a recent linux?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP !

Have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
Meino Cramer

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