ubuntu how to install a genius webcam?

[gabak]

hi
i have this genius webcam ilook 300 and CHEESE say it have nt found a webcam of course SKYPE either so none of them can see it.
i have read a lot of forums but nobody has an answer.

this is what lsusb say:
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 093a:2628 Pixart Imaging, Inc.

Also i have read a while ago that there is a kind of emulator for windows like it can install driver that are made for windows into linux but i dont trust that.
is there an easy way to make it work?

I HAVE UBUNTU 9.10

 

[kentuckyjoe]

what distro are you using??

 

[kentuckyjoe]

If your using a Debian based distro you might try...

sudo  apt-get install libv4l-0

then...

sudo export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so

then...

skype -v

Hope that helps

 

[gabak]

ubuntu 9.10 the best distro i know

 

[gabak]

thxs
but that does nt work.
i have ubuntu

 

[kentuckyjoe]

If you are really have to use that particular cam you might try installing 8.04 LTS (better driver support).

If not I would suggest going with a cam on this list...

http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/