ChangeSet 1.2000.6.8, 2004/10/20 16:11:28-07:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [PATCH] USB: W996[87]CF driver updates
Small W996[87]CF documentation updates. Signed-off-by: Luca Risolia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Documentation/usb/w9968cf.txt | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- MAINTAINERS | 4 +-- drivers/usb/media/w9968cf.h | 2 - 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff -Nru a/Documentation/usb/w9968cf.txt b/Documentation/usb/w9968cf.txt --- a/Documentation/usb/w9968cf.txt 2004-10-22 16:15:24 -07:00 +++ b/Documentation/usb/w9968cf.txt 2004-10-22 16:15:24 -07:00 @@ -8,26 +8,30 @@ Index ===== -1. Copyright -2. License -3. Overview -4. Supported devices -5. Module dependencies -6. Module loading -7. Module paramaters -8. Contact information -9. Credits +1. Copyright +2. Disclaimer +3. License +4. Overview +5. Supported devices +6. Module dependencies +7. Module loading +8. Module paramaters +9. Contact information +10. Credits 1. Copyright ============ Copyright (C) 2002-2004 by Luca Risolia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + +2. Disclaimer +============= Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. -This driver is not sponsored or developed by Winbond. +This software is not sponsored or developed by Winbond. -2. License +3. License ========== This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. -3. Overview +4. Overview =========== This driver supports the video streaming capabilities of the devices mounting Winbond W9967CF and Winbond W9968CF JPEG USB Dual Mode Camera Chips. OV681 @@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ every time an application tries to open a recognized device, "w9968cf" checks the presence of the "w9968cf-vpp" module and loads it automatically by default. -Please keep in mind that official kernels do NOT include the second module for +Please keep in mind that official kernels do not include the second module for performance purposes. However it is always recommended to download and install the latest and complete release of the driver, replacing the existing one, if present: it will be still even possible not to load the "w9968cf-vpp" module at @@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ the official Linux 2.4 kernels is the writeable /proc filesystem interface. The latest and full-featured version of the W996[87]CF driver can be found at: -http://go.lamarinapunto.com/ . Please refer to the documentation included in +http://www.linux-projects.org. Please refer to the documentation included in that package, if you are going to use it. Up to 32 cameras can be handled at the same time. They can be connected and @@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ compiled with the automatic module loading option). -4. Supported devices +5. Supported devices ==================== At the moment, known W996[87]CF and OV681 based devices are: - Aroma Digi Pen VGA Dual Mode ADG-5000 (unknown image sensor) @@ -99,11 +103,9 @@ If you know any other W996[87]CF or OV681 based cameras, please contact me. -The list above does NOT imply that all those devices work with this driver: up +The list above does not imply that all those devices work with this driver: up until now only webcams that have an image sensor supported by the "ovcamchip" -module work. -For a list of supported image sensors, please visit the author's homepage on -this module: http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/ +module work. Kernel messages will always tell you whether this is case. Possible external microcontrollers of those webcams are not supported: this means that still images cannot be downloaded from the device memory. @@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ additional testing and full support, would be much appreciated. -5. Module dependencies +6. Module dependencies ====================== For it to work properly, the driver needs kernel support for Video4Linux, USB and I2C, and the "ovcamchip" module for the image sensor. Make sure you are not @@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_W9968CF=m -6. Module loading +7. Module loading ================= To use the driver, it is necessary to load the "w9968cf" module into memory after every other module required. @@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ [EMAIL PROTECTED] home]# modprobe usbcore [EMAIL PROTECTED] home]# modprobe i2c-core + [EMAIL PROTECTED] home]# modprobe videodev [EMAIL PROTECTED] home]# modprobe w9968cf At this point the pertinent devices should be recognized: "dmesg" can be used @@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ [EMAIL PROTECTED] home]# modinfo w9968cf -7. Module parameters +8. Module parameters ==================== Module parameters are listed below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -8. Contact information +9. Contact information ====================== I may be contacted by e-mail at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. @@ -461,7 +464,7 @@ is: '88E8 F32F 7244 68BA 3958 5D40 99DA 5D2A FCE6 35A4'. -9. Credits +10. Credits ========== The development would not have proceed much further without having looked at the source code of other drivers and without the help of several persons; in diff -Nru a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS --- a/MAINTAINERS 2004-10-22 16:15:24 -07:00 +++ b/MAINTAINERS 2004-10-22 16:15:24 -07:00 @@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ P: Luca Risolia M: [EMAIL PROTECTED] L: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -W: http://go.lamarinapunto.com +W: http://www.linux-projects.org S: Maintained USB SUBSYSTEM @@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ P: Luca Risolia M: [EMAIL PROTECTED] L: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -W: http://go.lamarinapunto.com +W: http://www.linux-projects.org S: Maintained USER-MODE LINUX diff -Nru a/drivers/usb/media/w9968cf.h b/drivers/usb/media/w9968cf.h --- a/drivers/usb/media/w9968cf.h 2004-10-22 16:15:24 -07:00 +++ b/drivers/usb/media/w9968cf.h 2004-10-22 16:15:24 -07:00 @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ #define W9968CF_MODULE_NAME "V4L driver for W996[87]CF JPEG USB " \ "Dual Mode Camera Chip" -#define W9968CF_MODULE_VERSION "1:1.32-basic" +#define W9968CF_MODULE_VERSION "1:1.33-basic" #define W9968CF_MODULE_AUTHOR "(C) 2002-2004 Luca Risolia" #define W9968CF_AUTHOR_EMAIL "<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" #define W9968CF_MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? 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