Greetings, Big thanks to everyone who replied, I appreciate the input. I got things working to some extent simply by creating the /dev/video0 device node, thanks to some instructions found on Google. The I plugged in the webcam, started xawtv4, and voila, there was my big face on-screen. Alas, xawtv4 is the only app I have working. Luvcview, motv, freej, all start okay, the camera's light comes on, but no video appears in their displays. I'll keep playing with their configuration files, I'm sure I'm missing some detail. It's a start. :) Best, dp _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user