IBook G4 and a Gemini USB Camera

I am currently on holiday in India and purchased a gemini USB 2.0 web camera for online chatting. And I cannot get my iBook G4 Mac (running the latest OSX) to recognize it...at all. I was wondering if there is anyway I can trick it...or download a program to make it function. I am going to download Skype in the mean time and see if their software can help me.
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