camstream install
NOTE: You must be the root user to do this. 

Create a camstream build directory: 

mkdir -p /usr/local/src/camstream
Download the camstream 0.26 or later source 

See the Phillips USB webcams project page or the camstream project page for details and the most recent version. 
into the /usr/local/src/camstream directory. 

Untar it: 

cd /usr/local/src/camstream
tar -zxvf camstream-0.26.tar.gz

Compile camstream: 

cd /usr/local/src/camstream/camstream-0.26/src
./configure
make

NOTE: If you run into problems compiling camstream, you may be missing some other things such as KDE or Qt. See the camstream installation and the troubleshooting pages for more help. 

Install camstream: 

cd /usr/local/src/camstream/camstream-0.26/src
make install



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camstream test
By now you should have performed the pwc hotplug script installation, optionally installed PWCX module, setup the /dev/video0 permissions, tested hotplug, and installed camstream. 

To test with camstream, do the following: 

plug in your PWC supported USB camera 
start the camstream program: /usr/local/bin/camstream 
Move our mouse into the camstream window 
Type Control V
You should see a camera name in the Device field of the pop-up window. If the Device field is blank, something is wrong. Check for /dev/video0 permissions and look at the /var/log/messages file for ideas. 
Select a size (such as VGA) and click OK A view of the camera should appear within the camstream window. 
Click on the Red/Green/Blue icon and adjust camera settings as needed. 
NOTE: If you run into problems, look at the various project pages. Read their FAQs. If you still cannot figure things out, ask the project people for help. Since we didn't write most of this code, we are probably not the people who want to ask for detailed help. 

Good luck and happy webcaming!