Hi,

Does Knoppix (kernel 2.4.19-xfs) suport Philips PCVC720K/40 webcam? I've just bought one and plugged it in and since there was no pcw module in my Debian ( 2.4.18 ) I've tried to boot the machine with Knoppix to see if it works. Then in the root shell I've installed pwc and videolinux modules (usb modules were already loaded).

Then I checked /dev/video and created a symbolic link to is using the name: /dev/video0 using the command: ln -sf /dev/video0 /dev/video

Then I tried to run xawt by simply issuing its name and also using this command: xawtv -c /dev/video0

Both failed complaining that there is no such device /dev/video0

I also tried it with /dev/video but I've got the same error message.

What can be the problem? How can I troubleshoot or diagnose it? Can my webcam be problematic or what?

Hope somebody can enlighten me