On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 05:22:00PM +0200, schorpp wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.29-2-686
> Version: 2.6.29-5
> Severity: normal
>
> The new GSPCA in the kernel mainline dropped support for this webcam and
> probably more since
> inclusion:
>
> ID 0ac8:303b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0303 WebCam
>
> There's a C-hardcoded "KConfig" #ifdef in the respective GSPCA chipset module
> which
> passes handling of this cam to the legacy zc0301 driver but it cannot support
> it:
>
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.185254] usb 2-2.3: new full speed USB
> device using uhci_hcd and address 5
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.339258] usb 2-2.3: New USB device found,
> idVendor=0ac8, idProduct=303b
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.339271] usb 2-2.3: New USB device
> strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.339280] usb 2-2.3: Product: PC Camera
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.339286] usb 2-2.3: Manufacturer: Vimicro
> Corp.
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.339532] usb 2-2.3: configuration #1
> chosen from 1 choice
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.920576] zc0301: V4L2 driver for ZC0301[P]
> Image Processor and Control Chip
> v1:1.10
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.920656] usb 2-2.3: ZC0301[P] Image
> Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid
> 0x0AC8:0x303B)
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.990296] usb 2-2.3: No supported image
> sensor detected <----------
> Jun 9 16:33:11 tom2 kernel: [ 1086.990379] usbcore: registered new interface
> driver zc0301
>
> I can remember fixing this months before but did not submit the patch for
> some reason... nor can I find it
> anymore up to this time.
> It worked but the new gspca v4l2 main has dropped other useful things like
> the brightness/contrast/color
> module parameters, so it was useless to me with applications not supporting
> v4l controls like
> adobe flash + flashcoms video chat.
What is the status in 2.6.30 (or even better, current mainline i.e. 2.6.31-rcX)?
If support is still missing, please respin your patch against current mainline
and submit it for inclusion.
Cheers,
Moritz
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