git: 1b3f72721b - main - Handbook-multimedia: Update webcamd rc.conf flags suggestion
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Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 08:37:31 UTC
The branch main has been updated by carlavilla:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=1b3f72721b15a6ed0d4421e91ef40757672bb5e1
commit 1b3f72721b15a6ed0d4421e91ef40757672bb5e1
Author: Miguel Dias Gomes <miguel.dias.gomes@protonmail.com>
AuthorDate: 2026-05-16 08:36:14 +0000
Commit: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-05-16 08:36:14 +0000
Handbook-multimedia: Update webcamd rc.conf flags suggestion
Reviewed by: ziaee@
Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/665
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documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc
index 855601abb1..37d60c45aa 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/multimedia/_index.adoc
@@ -528,13 +528,13 @@ Configure the available webcam executing the following command:
[source,shell]
....
-# sysrc webcamd_0_flags="-d ugen0.2" <.>
+# sysrc webcamd_0_flags="-N SunplusIT-Inc-HP-TrueVision-HD-Camera" <.>
....
[NOTE]
====
-Note here that if this is a plug-and-play USB webcam, changing the USB port to which it is connected will change the output from `webcamd -l`, and the entry in rc.conf might need to be updated.
-For laptops that use USB integrated webcams, this should not be an issue.
+Note here that if this is a plug-and-play USB webcam, changing the USB port to which it is connected will change the output from `webcamd -l`, specifically the device identifier, and the entry in rc.conf might need to be updated. To avoid this issue either use the device name (`-N` option) and/or match with the device serial number if known (`-S` option) as displayed in the output of `webcamd -l`.
+For static devices, for example integrated laptop cameras, you can use the device identifier (`-d` option).
====
The man:webcamd[8] service must be started by executing the following command: