Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: media-video/gspcav1 or kernel module?
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:19:10
Message-Id: 1234315773.21507.75.camel@localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: media-video/gspcav1 or kernel module? by Francesco Talamona
1 On Sun, 2009-02-08 at 11:14 +0100, Francesco Talamona wrote:
2 > On Sunday 08 February 2009, Iain Buchanan wrote:
3 > [...]
4 > > I recently upgraded from 2.6.26 to 2.6.28. My el-cheapo webcam
5 > > (lsusb: 0c45:602c Microdia Clas Ohlson TWC-30XOP WebCam) used the
6 > > media-video/gspcav1 driver, but that no longer compiles:
7
8 > [...]
9 >
10 > If you boot 2.6.26 it should be easier to spot the right module.
11
12 I didn't use the kernel module in 2.6.26, I used media-video/gspcav1,
13 which gave me /lib/modules/2.6.25-tuxonice-r6/usb/video/gspca.ko which
14 "just worked" with linux, skype, etc.
15
16 > Anyway
17 > I encountered the same problem with my gspca561, IIRC there's a problem
18 > with 2.6.28 kernel.
19
20 :(
21
22 > Waiting for a kernel upgrade I lent my webcam to a vista user...
23
24 I can't wait! I'm a child of the here-and-now generation!
25
26 thanks :)
27 --
28 Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>
29
30 Trying to get Windows to run on the hardware that Linux typically runs on
31 is like pushing an elephant through a keyhole.
32
33 -- Forbes Magazine