<> ## The download link below doesn't work. Perhaps this device works out-of-the-box now? <> = Installing Eyetoy as a webcam! = Here is what I did to get Kotete and my eyetoy working together! {{{ wget http://www.rastageeks.org/downloads/ov51x-jpeg/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.1.tar.gz tar -xvf ov51x-jpeg-1.5.1.tar.gz cd ov51x-jpeg-1.5.1/ sudo make install sudo modprobe videodev sudo modprobe i2c_core }}} -there may be a step missing here: {{{sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ov51x_decomp.ko}}} (try skipping this, and see if everything works,I've just left this here, to help,just in case its useful) {{{ sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ov51x-jpeg.ko modprobe ov51x-jpeg modprobe videodev }}} -check it all works so far with a little test program: {{{ sudo apt-get install xawtv xawtv }}} now assuming it does, we need to ensure it works with Kopete, by adding a little setting {{{ kdesu kate /etc/modprobe.d/options }}} -add this line and save it. {{{options ov51x-jpeg force_palette=13}}} then I restarted and tried Kopete, and this time it worked!:<
> {{attachment:IconsPage/important.png}} '''NOTE:''' The file /etc/modprobe.d/options no longer exists in newer versions of Ubuntu. It is still supported by the kernel, however the filename needs the .conf extension, i.e. /etc/modprobe.d/options.conf would be the file you create to save your options. Actually the filename doesn't matter as long as the .conf extension is used.'' <
> power tip: instead of using Kate, try it all in one line: {{{sudo echo "options ov51x-jpeg force_palette=13" >> /etc/modprobe.d/options}}} Hope it works! -Luke Stanley