Re: Webcam on HMC

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The HMC is a closed system. You cannot and should not add any 
applications or hardware to it.  Given the duties of the box it would be 
unwise to do so even if you could. Once modified, IBM would have an ever 
increasing difficulty level attempting to support it.

When we install operations console machines on pre i5 hardware we make 
the same request of the customer.  Sometimes they do not listen and then 
they pay us to come out and rebuild the thing for them.

You are correct that the hardware is there but only because it is way 
cheaper to use off the shelf hardware with extra bits than to have 
custom built hardware with the bits omitted.

 - Larry

Ducrest, Michel-Claude, VEVEY, GLOBE BTC wrote:

> Is it possible to put a webcam on an i520 HMC? The HMC console has USB 
> connection and it is connect to the network. The needed hardware is present.
> What else do I have to add (software) on the HMC to connect a Webcam?
>
> Michel-Claude Ducrest
> phone +41 21 924 1614
> fax   +41 21 924 2882
>
>  
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