> I'm using the camE package from Dag's repo with a QuickCam Pro 4000. I
> do have X, although camE is purely being used to ftp the images to
> another location. I can't really tell for sure whether the local X is
> important to that setup, but I suspect not.

OK thanks - how do you 'capture' the images?

Here's my /etc/camE.conf - this captures a frame every 5 seconds and ftps it off to another server:

[ftp]
host = REMOTEHOST
user = USER
pass = PASS
dir = /home/webcam
file = webcam1.jpg
tmp = imageup1.jpg
local = 0
passive = 1

[grab]
device = /dev/video0
width = 640
height = 480
delay = 5
input = webcam
quality = 80
title_text = 1
text = %d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S
ttf_dir = /usr/share/fonts/bitstream-vera/
text_font=VeraMoBd/7
title_font=VeraMoBd/8

framerate = 1
pwc_wb_mode = outdoor

# image settings (0-100) defaults are 50
colour = 60
brightness = 50
contrast = 50
hue = 50
whiteness = 50

(obviously REMOTEHOST, USER and PASS have been changed for my security!)

and also here's my modified /etc/init.d/camE script:

#!/bin/bash

#

# camE          This shell script enables the startup of camE

#

# Author:       Seth Vidal <skvidal@phy.duke.edu>

#              
modified from the yum startup script by Tony

#

# chkconfig:    345 98 02

#

# description:  Enable startup of camE, a frame grabber & ftp tool

# processname:  camE

# config: /etc/camE.conf

#

# source function library

. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/camE

RETVAL=0

start() {

        echo -n $"Enabling webcam: "

        /usr/local/bin/setpwc -x

        /usr/bin/camE -c /etc/camE.conf >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &

        touch "$lockfile" && success || failure

        RETVAL=$?

        echo

}

stop() {

        echo -n $"Disabling webcam: "

        killall /usr/bin/camE

        rm -f "$lockfile" && success || failure

        RETVAL=$?

        echo

}

restart() {

        stop

        start

}

case "$1" in

  start)

        start

        ;;

  stop)

        stop

        ;;

  restart|force-reload)

        restart

        ;;

  reload)

        ;;

  condrestart)

        [ -f "$lockfile" ] && restart

        ;;

  status)

        if [ -f $lockfile ]; then

                echo $"Webcam is enabled."

                RETVAL=0

        else

                echo $"Webcam is disabled."

                RETVAL=3

        fi

        ;;

  *)

        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|reload|force-reload|condrestart}"

        exit 1

esac

exit $RETVAL

You'll probably need to delete the setpwc line, since that's an extra tool I've copied in as a binary from a previous incarnation of my box, and I'm not quite sure where to get it from at the moment. It just resets the colour balance of the webcam, and may not be relevant for your model anyhow.