webcam in browser

[YuryG]

I have simple webcam (actually, old phone on USB connection), which works as webcam in pwcview, but not in www/chromium nor in www/firefox.
May be some howto or advices on the topic?

 

[Mjölnir]

A quick search shows Video conferencing on FreeBSD -> Using a webcam on FreeBSD in web browsers. Hope this helps. Good luck! EDIT In short: pkg install webcamd v4l-utils v4l_compat & sysrc kld_list+=' cuse' & service webcamd enable. To enable without reboot, do kldload cuse & service webcamd start.

 

[YuryG]

Yes, I've seen that page. No help in it unfortunately. I have working pwcview. But not detected camera device in browsers.

 

[YuryG]

Well, v4l-utils is what I missed installing and now I have permissions problem.

 

[Mjölnir]

Well, v4l-utils is what I missed installing and now I have permissions problem.

RTFM. id paul
uid=1001(paul) gid=1001(paul) groups=1001(paul),0(wheel),5(operator),20(staff),44(video),68(dialer),69(network),145(webcamd)

 

[YuryG]

$ id yury
uid=1001(yury) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel),5(operator),145(webcamd),1001(video),920(vboxusers)

Well, somehow after reboot (caused by severe Chromium crash) it works, although I've added myself to webcamd group previously.

 

[Mjölnir]

You must logout & login again to apply that change... A user's groups are applied at login.