nsant777 schrieb:
the device may contain secret circuitry ; that operates to perform other functions, such as a unit advertised as a webcam may have hidden features such as a wireless radio, or cellular technology that secretly connects remotely to another remote device. i may be joking. it seems fishy when one cannot get a simple device like a generic usb web cam to work with linux.any way i can disable this fukkin touch pad in linux. My next feat will be getting a Synaptics TouchPad Linux driver. There is nothing more annoying then typing and having the mouse go crazy all over the screen. regar ds, N777 On Dec 18, 12:07 am, GWater <[email protected]> wrote:nsant777 schrieb:<B>my webcam:</B> maker: envision vcamII (vcam2) chipset: microdia / SN9C201 (SONIX) <B>my os:</B> Ubuntu 8.10 - the Intrepid Ibex - released in October 2008. <B>question:</B> is the chipset a secret covert embedded chipset.? On Dec 17, 3:41 am, GWater <[email protected]> wrote:777 schrieb:successfully loaded the snxxxx driver per the instructions on:http://groups.google.com/group/microdia/web/testing-microdia-driver-d... my cam is extremely grainy and illuminates green. i'm goin throw this cam away and buy a linux compaitable cam. I have a SN9C201 Microdia USB Cam intel i-186 cpuOK, but you might as well keep it - someday we'll get it working. GWater signature.asc < 1KViewDownloadWhat is a "secret covert embedded chipset"? GWater signature.asc < 1KViewDownload--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Lets make microdia webcams plug'n play, (currently plug'n pray) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Visit us online https://groups.google.com/group/microdia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
About secret stuff in your webcam:sn9c20x is a usb bridge chip. It is designed to get image data from a sensor and pass it on to the computer host via usb-protocol. While there is the possibility to wire more slave chips to sn9c20x and control them via I2C it would:
a) show up in the logs from the windows driver orb) a completely automated process without the windows driver (or our driver) interacting with that slave chip. Either way it isn't very comfortable or cheap for the manufactorer. Therefore I think we're pretty safe.
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