On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 19:52:51 Buchan Milne wrote: > Ok conf.modules experts: First of all (don't want to be pedantic, just want to help...), if you use a recent modutils package, change all your stuff from conf.modules to modules.conf and delete the former. > > How do I auto load the driver for the ov511 chip (common in webcams) for > my Creative Webcam 3. Ath present I load is in rc.local with > modprobe ov511 > See kernel docs: werewolf:/usr/src/linux/Documentation# rgrep -rl ov511 . /Configure.help /usb/ov511.txt Reading /usr/src/linux/Documentation/usb/ov511.txt, the appropiate major is number 81, and the device is /dev/video[X], so (USB gurus, correct me...) just with: alias char-major-81 ov511 that wil load ov511 when any app (xawtv?) access /dev/video. I don't know how to deal with various video devices, you will need to configure the driver load by major and minor or by device /dev/videoX... Depending on module dependencies, you will need to load at boot other modules. Following ov511.txt, more info at http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511. -- Juan Antonio Magallon Lacarta mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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