Re: Webcam & xsane in 8.10RC



On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 22:04 +0100, James Tappin wrote:

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:29:19 +1300
Jeff <captain.jeffrey.t.spaulding@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

J> Hi , have just installed 64bit 8.10RC and having problem with Philips
J> SPC 900NC webcam not working and Scanner not working. When i start
J> xsane the webcam light comes on, and the xsane window says "Philips
J> SPC900NC" instead of "Lide 20" for my scanner. It seems like the
J> webcam and scanner programs have got mixed somehow? The webcam and
J> Scanner both work perfectly in Hardy. Wonder if anyone can enlighten
J> me please? Thanks Jeff
J>

Have you tried bringing up the device dialogue in xsane? I recall when I
used to have a TV card in my machine that always appeared as the default
for xsane, but the dialogue would show the Epson scanner as well.

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Thanks for that. Have saved it in the device selection and the scanner
now works but when i bring up the program again i get the device
selection window comming up again asking what device to use. It doent
remember?
Sadly the Webcam is still not working.
jeff
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