How to or how did I implement Webcam functionality in Fedora 8 (linux).

As root (This install process will give you all bin files) ..!

Where to find the downloads?
http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html

1.  Download: gspcav1-20071224.
2.  Extract the files to some folder.
3.  Check to see if you have your kernel-devel, SDL, SDL-devel, SDL_net, 
    SDL_image, SDL_image-devel and libjpeg.
4.  If not: install via i.e. The Yum Extender, or # yum install ...
5.  Execute# ./gspca_build in that folder.
6.  Download: spcagui20060127.
7.  Extract the files to some folder.
8.  Execute# make install in that folder.
9.  Execute# updatedb -U /
10. Execute# locate spcagui (or use which).
    -> should return something like "/usr/local/bin/spcagui"
11. Execute# locate spcaserv
    -> should return something like "/usr/local/bin/spcaserv"
12. Plug in your USB Webcam and test it with ...
13. Execute# spcagui -d /dev/video0
14. Two windows will be showed on/in your desktop environment.
15. Test the cam ...
16. If you can't get rid of these two windows kill them in i.e.
    The System Monitor's process list -> 2 processes of spcagui,
    kill them if you want this.
17. Download: spcaview-20071224 and extract to some folder.
18. Execute# make in that folder.
19. Execute# make install in that folder.

20. Done!

Notes: In last folder's extracted files you have a folder named
"http-java-applet" in this you have files for your webserver, see
the example .html file for usage.

This execution string with spcaserv seems to work best, for my cam:
# spcaserv -d /dev/video0 -g -f jpg -s 320x240 -w 7070
(don't forget to open TCP port 7070 for input / output)

Peter Engstrom 2008-03-11
Fedora 8 + (USB) Webcam model: CN-WCAM23
(not the best one, but affordable).