>>>>> "pascal" == pascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
pascal> the current ov511 driver module included in latest kernel package is quite old pascal> now ( v1.48) pascal> i've compiled and tested v1.51 with success and Mustek WCam3X and Creative pascal> Webcam 3 USB un der this kernel : Could you confirm that your camera works with kernel-2.4.17-22mdk or newer? I upgraded to 1.51. Later ,Juan. pascal> using the following module configuration : pascal> alias char-major-81-0 ov511 pascal> post-install ov511 insmod ov511_decomp pascal> options ov511 compress=1 pascal> pre-remove ov511 rmmod ov511_decomp pascal> and loading the module we have : pascal> # modprobe ov511 pascal> Using /lib/modules/2.4.17-14mdkenterprise/kernel/drivers/usb/ov511_decomp.o pascal> --------------[/var/log/messages]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: usb.c: registered new driver ov511 pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: ov511.c: USB OV511 camera found pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: ov511.c: model: Mustek WCam 3X pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: ov511.c: Sensor is an OV76BE pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: ov511.c: Device registered on minor 0 pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: ov511.c: v1.51 : OV511 USB Camera Driver pascal> ---------------[/var/log/syslog]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pascal> Feb 5 21:09:28 pcpc kernel: ov511_decomp.c: v1.3 : OV511 Decompression Module pascal> xawtv and gnomemeeting then work with /dev/v4l/video0. pascal> ********* So I think it's time to update ov511 to level 1.51 in KERNEL now pascal> ********* pascal> BTW: The only problem i have is : how do i configure devfs and modules.conf pascal> in order to automatically load ov511 when some process wants to use pascal> /dev/v4l/video0 ? is it possible ? -- In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice they are different -- Larry McVoy
