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----- Original Message ----- |
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From: "sean" <tech.junk@×××××××.net> |
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To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o> |
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Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 11:20 PM |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option |
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> Drake Donahue wrote: |
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "sean" <tech.junk@×××××××.net> |
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>> To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o> |
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>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:10 PM |
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>> Subject: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option |
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>>> Unable to find CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT option in Make Menuconfig. |
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>>> So I went and looked over the .config file and still do not see such |
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>>> an option. |
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>>> |
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>>> Did a search, several in fact, and found the mentioned |
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>>> "CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y" mentioned many times and that it would |
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>>> appear to be located in "Device Drivers" "Multimedia Devices", but it |
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>>> still seems to be missing. |
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>>> |
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>>> Is anyone able to give me an idea as to where this kernel option is |
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>>> located? |
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>> located in "Device Drivers", "Multimedia Devices", "Video for |
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>> Linux","Enable Video For Linux API 1 (DEPRECATED}" |
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>> Note that you won't see the last unless you 'y' or 'm' the next to last. |
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>>> |
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>>> Thanks |
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>>> Sean |
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>>> -- |
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>>> gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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>>> |
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> Thanks Drake and Mike, |
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> The problem of the kernel option was caused by the fact that I was |
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> running an older kernel and the option was not included. |
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> Upgraded the kernel, and the option is now available, though now |
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> fails with other problems. |
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> |
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> Sean |
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> -- |
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> gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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scpa5xx may be wrong choice now: |
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from |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_a_webcam#USB_support |
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gspcav1 - Kernel 2.6.11 or newer |
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spca5xx - Kernel 2.6.11 or older |
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