I am confused. I am running Debian testing ("Lenny"), and, if
possible, I would like to install the linux-uvc drivers in accordance
with Debian protocol.
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I used aptitude to install the Debian package linux-uvc-source. The
installation provided the file /usr/src/linux-uvc.tar.bz2 , which is
expanded with bunzip2 and tar, providing the following files:
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/rules
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/control.modules.in
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/control
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/compat
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/copyright
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/changelog
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/README.Debian
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/Makefile
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvcvideo.h
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvc_video.c
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvc_driver.c
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvc_queue.c
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/uvc_compat.h
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/extract.c
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/.uvcvideo.o.d
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/macbook-insight-firmware-loader.8
It appears to me that, once I discover the proper Debian approach to
installation of linux-uvc, I can update the drivers simply by copying
into /usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/ the latest source files obtained via:
# svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/linux-uvc/linux-uvc/trunk linux-uvc
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>From the OpenFacts documents "Linux UVC" and "HowTo compile for Ubuntu
6.06 LTS", it appears that the first thing to do is to compile the
modules:
# make
# make install
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Second, the module uvcvideo.ko is to be removed from /lib/modules/ ,
so that the module is not loaded automatically. (This may be a
problem with Debian, because /lib/modules/ has several subdirectories,
and the structure of /lib/modules/ is not immediately apparent to me.)
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Third, /etc/modprobe.conf.local is to be edited to add the line:
install uvcvideo /sbin/modprobe snd_usb_audio;
/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install uvcvideo
However, I find in Debian no file /etc/modprobe.conf.local .
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Fourth, the commands:
# modprobe -r uvcvideo
# modprobe -r snd_usb_audio
are to be used after unplugging the camera, in the event that the
camera needs to be restarted.
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Adding to my confusion is the instruction given in the file
/usr/src/modules/linux-uvc/debian/README.Debian , which states that
the module-assistant tool should be used to install linux-uvc, using
the commands:
# module-assistant prepare
# module-assistant auto-install linux-uvc
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Would someone on the list who is knowledgeable concerning Debian
kindly help me sort out this matter?
RLH
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