Mark, I had assumed that you had ascertained that the device is supported in linux.
Maybe it isn't? Brief goolging, and searching the usb linux database at http://qbik.ch is not promising. On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:35:29 -0700 Mark Knecht wrote: > More or less the same results on my Gentoo laptop. I'm here now: > > 1) No changes in modules loaded > 2) No /dev/v4l directory > 3) Strange dmesg results: > > > I'm not sure what I should be looking for in my kernel's .config file: > > flash linux # cat .config | grep VIDEO > CONFIG_IEEE1394_VIDEO1394=m > CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m > # CONFIG_VIDEO_BT848 is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_PMS is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_BWQCAM is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_CQCAM is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_W9966 is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA5246A is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA5249 is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_STRADIS is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7134 is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_MXB is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_DPC is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_HEXIUM_ORION is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_HEXIUM_GEMINI is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88 is not set > # CONFIG_VIDEO_OVCAMCHIP is not set It would pay to make all of those as modules and see if any work. > CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y > flash linux # cat .config | grep V4 > flash linux # > > > Thanks much, > Mark > > > > Christchurch > > > > Ah...Christchurch...I love that town. wow you know it? cool! clear blue skies, nice autumn day today > > > > - MWK > > > -- -- Nick Rout -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
