Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] usb webcam
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:52:17
Message-Id: 20081021115208.5000a069@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] usb webcam by RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
1 On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:58:07 -0600 (MDT), RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote:
2
3 > Anyway on with the webcam problems i have emerged gspcav1 and loaded
4 > the module
5 >
6 > # lsmod
7 > Module Size Used by
8 > gspca 620752 0
9 >
10 > but the cameras are still only detected as usb devices and no drivers
11 > are being loaded.
12
13 Why would they is the module is already loaded? Are /dev/video* devices
14 created?
15
16 > ps i have had these cameras work in ubuntu, mandrake, pclinux (none are
17 > as cool as Gentoo) so i am guessing that gentoo should work too!
18
19 Compare the output of lsmod on those boxes before and after connecting
20 the camera. Also look at the syslog while plugging in the camera to see
21 what is recognised and loaded.
22
23
24 --
25 Neil Bothwick
26
27 Shin - Device for finding furniture in the dark

Attachments

File name MIME type
signature.asc application/pgp-signature