How to install logitech Quickcam E2500

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the gspca_stv06xx module is the replacement module for the quickcam messenger camera as it builds upon a solid base gspca without the need to reinvent a lot of shared kernel mechanism. This module should work, as long as you make sure you have libv4l installed.

If it doesn’t a bug should be filed at bugzilla.kernel.org

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Under the gspca_stv06xx module, I was getting input/output errors from /dev/video0
also I noticed that I can use cheese to take pictures with the web cam while using QCM, but applications like Kopete are not recognizing a web cam as it did under gspca(but only displayed a green screen).
I do have libv4l installed, and it did not work. Also the hardware ID was not in the gspca list

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I tried wxcam, it recognizes it. However this is the output

> wxcam
Determining video4linux API version...
/dev/video0 is not a V4L2 device
Using video4linux 1 API
Determining palette format...
Found palette VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB24

So it isn’t a video4linux 2 device which might explain why I can’t use it with kopete yet…

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Hi,

I faced the problem with skype once with the green screen and i used this

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

or this,

bash -c 'export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so; skype'

I’m not sure which one.try them, just replace skype with kopete.
Refrence:
opensuse webcameras

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Hi,
Now they have put for opensuse11.2 a gspca v2 a 1-click installer (Thank you) and you dont have to go into the terminal ,so try it out and tell us what happened.
link
Don’t forget to REBOOT.