Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <[email protected]> writes: > Csanyi Pal escreveu: >> Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> I'd say no. There are some that work, and some that don't. However, in >>> Etch things will be slightly more difficult than in Lenny. >>> >> >> How do you mean that > > Newer kernel = more hardware supported. (With some very small exceptions.) > > You mentioned you run 2.6.24, but uvcvideo, a driver used to access a > lot of webcams, is only integrated with the kernel from version 2.6.26. > That means that you'd have to compile the module yourself. Not really > hard, but not as convenient as having to do nothing. On the other hand, > lenny has a newer kernel which already includes that driver.
Well, how stable is Lenny now? Must I upgrade from Etch to Lenny because of using a webcam? -- Regards, Paul Csanyi http://www.freewebs.com/csanyi-pal/index.htm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
