set up webcam for home security under CentOS 4

step:

1. yum install *sdl*
this will install DSL and devel-DSL and a lot of xorg-x11 rpm packages if you don't have X11 installed

2. modprobe video

3. install kernel devel rpm packages for compiling spca5xx

4. download spca5xx driver and spcaview package from docs.maxposs.com/docs/spca5xx
then do 'make; make install ' for them

5. modprobe spca5xx

6. ssh -X jephe.dyndns.org
xterm
spcaview (default device is /dev/video0)

7. install libjpeg-devel* using yum

8. download motion tar file from http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome
then compile it

9. cd /usr/local/share/doc/motion-3.2.8/examples
cp /usr/local/share/doc/motion-3.2.8/examples/motion.init-RH to /etc/init.d/motion
chkconfig motion on

cd /usr/local/etc/
cp /usr/local/etc/motion-dist.conf to /usr/local/etc/motion.conf
vi /usr/local/etc/motion.conf to change
webcam_quality 300
webcam_localhost off
control_localhost off

10. service motion restart

11. point your firefox to http://192.168.100.150:8081/