Frapazoid

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It technically works, but like all hardware or software it may have problems on some systems

I am using mandrake, and here is how I got it done: First, I had already manually upgraded to the 2.4.18 kernel. The kernel that comes with Mandrake 8.1 does not have support for this device, but it is in 2.4.18. It uses the Phillipes webcam module. PWC for visuals. You can compile it yourself, but it will in modern distributions usually come with the set. Just modprobe pwc if for any reason it doesn't do it automatically. Then there is a module simply called "audio" which is going to handle the microphone. It's the USB audio module, named "audio." If you have an old kernel and these modules are not present, than you should upgrade your kernel manually or upgrade your distro. As for you conflicts with your sound card, you may want to try disabling the audio module as it may be at fault. I doubt the PWC moduel required for video is at failt for that. http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/

Indeed. http://jdc2003.home.attbi.com/cuervo2.png Now, How do I go about changing a work rating? This thing is surprisingly easy to setup on new kernels. You just need to load the PWC module for the graphics, and the usb audio module for the builtin speaker, and then you need to download a program to put the device to use. Both modules are in the usb directory of the kernel source. Newer distributions than Mandrake 8.1 may have this device setup automagically. I used XawTV. I have come across one problem; I can't change the resolution. It seems locked at 160x120, or whatever the lowres mode is. That could possible be the fault of the programs I am using, however. -Frapazoid