| Port details on branch 2023Q1 |
- webcamd Port of Linux USB webcam and DVB drivers into userspace
- 5.17.1.2_3 multimedia
 =25      5.17.1.2_2Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. - Maintainer: me@kuon.ch
- Port Added: 2010-01-16 20:52:16
- Last Update: 2026-06-02 23:08:01
- Commit Hash: ad94b3a
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- License: GPLv2
- WWW:
- https://github.com/hselasky/webcamd
- Description:
- Webcamd is a daemon that enables use of hundreds of different USB
based webcam and DVB USB devices under the FreeBSD operating
system. The webcam daemon is basically an application which is a port
of Linux USB device drivers into userspace on FreeBSD. The daemon
currently depends on libc, pthreads, libusb and the CUSE kernel
module.
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- Manual pages:
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- pkg-plist: as obtained via:
make generate-plist - USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
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- Dependency lines:
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- webcamd>0:multimedia/webcamd
- To install the port:
- cd /usr/ports/multimedia/webcamd/ && make install clean
- To add the package, run one of these commands:
- pkg install multimedia/webcamd
- pkg install webcamd
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.- PKGNAME: webcamd
- Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
- distinfo:
- TIMESTAMP = 1780424242
SHA256 (hselasky-webcamd-v5.17.1.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 430c14a0d480c275d0a5bec3fcea1db63802376faba6dba9a3b1c1b72237476c
SIZE (hselasky-webcamd-v5.17.1.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 273204
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- Dependencies
- NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
- Build dependencies:
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- v4l_compat>=1.0.20100321 : multimedia/v4l_compat
- pkgconf>=1.3.0_1 : devel/pkgconf
- This port is required by:
- for Run
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- multimedia/droidcam
- multimedia/gstreamer1-plugins-v4l2
- x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev
- x11-drivers/xf86-input-wacom
- x11-drivers/xlibre-xf86-input-evdev
- x11-drivers/xlibre-xf86-input-wacom
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Deleted ports which required this port:
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Configuration Options:- ===> The following configuration options are available for webcamd-5.17.1.2_3:
COMPAT32=on: Enable 32-bit compatibility support
DEBUG=off: Build with debugging support
DVB=on: Build with USB DVB support (DVB-X, analog TV, ...)
INPUT=on: Build with USB input support (tablet, joystick, HID, IR, ...)
KEYBOARD=off: Build with USB keyboard support
MOUSE=off: Build with USB mouse support
RADIO=on: Build with USB radio support
V4L2LOOPBACK=on: Build with V4L2 loopback support
VT_CLIENT=off: Build with vTuner client support
VT_SERVER=off: Build with vTuner server support
WEBCAM=on: Build with USB webcam support (UVC, gspca, ...)
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
- Options name:
- multimedia_webcamd
- USES:
- pkgconfig tar:bzip2 uidfix
- pkg-message:
- For install:
- 1) To start webcamd(8) automatically at system startup:
# sysrc webcamd_enable=YES
2) Please restart devd(8) to start webcamd(8):
# service devd restart
3) Users requiring webcamd must be members of the "webcamd" group:
# pw groupmod webcamd -m <username>
4) If webcamd still did not start, consult the installed webcamd rc.d
script for more help and instructions on how to start webcamd.
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