OpenBSD and web cameras - searching for a definitive answer

[Jyri Hovila <jyri_(_dot_)_hovila_(_at_)_olotila_(_dot_)_net>]

Hi everyone!

Despite searching thoroughly through the mailing list archives and  
Google, I was not able to find a clear answer to this question: are  
there any programs available to control a modern USB webcam, such as  
Logitech QuickCam or Vimicro webcam, using OpenBSD (3.7)?

The graphics/cqcam port only supports parallel port webcams, which in  
my opinion should be considered obsolete.

The graphics/vid port only supports cameras with Omnivision OV511 or  
OV511+ chipsets, meaning that at least QuickCam and Vimicro are *not*  
supported. I'm now trying to find out if the current Creative webcams  
still use the OV511+ chipset.

The Vimicro camera was properly recognized and assigned to /dev/ 
ugen0, but I found no way to use it. The Logitech QuickCam was not  
even recognized - except for it's built-in microphone, which was  
assigned to /dev/uaudio0.

Can anyone shed any light on this issue?

Thanks!

- Jyri

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