Food, Wine, and Linux may seem like a strange combination, but combining three passions can be a wonderful thing. I'm Marcel Gagné. Those of you who read Cooking with Linux, the multi-award-winning column that appeared monthly in Linux Journal magazine for 10 years, likely agree. With the help of my faithful waiter, François, Restaurant Chez Marcel serves up the finest in Linux and open source software paired with exceptional wines.
In that same spirit, this site features great Linux and Open Source software, ongoing wine tasting reports, recipes, and the occasional restaurant review. If you came here looking to read past Cooking with Linux columns, you'll find newer releases on the front page, a comprehensive list here and under the "CWL, The Column" menu link to the left. A votre santé! Bon appétit!
My Webcam Installation
I never had much of a need for a webcam. Over a year ago I found one at a cheap price and without checking for Linux compatibility I bought the thing, but it had a spotty record for working with Linux so it sat on the shelf collecting dust until today.
Ubuntu forums said it works out of the box now. It being a EZcam III. So I plugged it in, turned on my computer -- nothing.
I got it working, thanks to Shantanu Goel who wrote at Ubuntu Geek: Tip: Getting Your Webcam To Work In Ubuntu Here are the steps that I took:
1. Start your computer with the camera unplugged
2. In a terminal type:
sudo modprobe -r gspca sudo modprobe -r zc0301 sudo modprobe gspca3. Plug in your camera 4. Test it with an application that would use it (skype) 5. In a terminal type:
sudo gedit or KeditOpen /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file 7. At the bottom of the file type:
#Added by [your name] on [date] to get the webcam to work blacklist zc0301I still need to have the camera unplugged at boot time but that is only hitch so far is. I guess that despite the blacklist command zc0301 gets loaded as soon as a camera gets detected.
Another thank you is in order here. Did you know that one person has written drivers for 235 Webcams? Read all about Michel Xhaard here.
After an exhausting morning looking out the front window, Thatcher follows the sun to the back room to rest up for the next shift. This picture was taken with my EZcam III with an application called "Cheese"
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