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Ask Slashdot: Got the BigPicture?

Posted by Cliff on from the does-it-work? dept.

Here's a followup to an article we did earlier on video converencing. Dave Dash and another nameless submittor both wish to know if 3Com's Big Picture videoconferencing can work under Linux. If it does work, Dave also wants to know whether whatever software necessary will also work with NetMeeting users. Any takers?

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  1. BigPicture does work under Linux by kaese · · Score: 4

    I have the 3Com/USR BigPicture kit (the Camera + PCI card), and I have it working fine under Linux. I couldn't get it working under the 2.0.x kernel with V4L (Video4Linux) added in manually, but under 2.2.x kernels it has worked like a charm. I just modprobe the standard built-in BTTV module, and it loads it up and works perfectly without any changes necessary or anything; honestly, this has been one of my best hardware experiences under Linux.

    I'm not aware of any Netmeeting-compatible tools out there though.