Problems with Logitech QuickCam E2500 on 8.10

**nischni** · January 2nd, 2009

I'd like to install a Logitech QuickCam E2500 on ubuntu 8.10, but I didn't really know what to do.
I've found this manual:
http://www.actionshrimp.com/2008/08/...-ubuntu-skype/
because the patch-File, used on this page, produced an error (the file gspca.ko wasn't created, I tried it with the patch-File from:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ighlight=e2500
So I typed:

tar -xvf gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz
tar -xvf patch.tar.gz
cd gspcav1-20071224
patch < ../gspca.patch

sudo rmmod gspca
sudo modprobe -v gspca

this creates: insmod
/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/media/gspca.ko

So I further typed:

sudo rmmod gspca
sudo rm /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/media/gspca.ko
sudo mv gspca.ko /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/media/
sudo modprobe gspca

and now there should be a video device, but I can't find anything like that. No /dev/video0!!!!

What can I do? If there is a any thread, that may help me, I would me glad to know. I must add, that I'm new on ubuntu and Linux, and that I don't really know, what I type

.

Thanks

**nischni** · January 7th, 2009

Can't anybody help me? Have I done anything wrong? Should the Webcam be connected with the computer? Where should I unpack the tar-Files?

Pleeeease help me!

**pobloke** · January 7th, 2009

I'm trying to do excatly the same thing on 8.10 but I get:

ERROR: Module gspca does not exist in /proc/modules

when I type

sudo rmmod gspca
sudo modprobe -v gspca

Can anyone help?