Video for Linux ?
I just noticed two new ports graphics/fswebcam and graphics/luvcview for web cameras. What is the purpose of these two ports if only USB cameras based on old OV511 and OV511+ chipsets work on OpenBSD? Is actually possible to port Video 4 Linux driver to OpenBSD. I would suspect that spca5xx driver (a component of V4L) and phpsview (philips USB camera) drivers could be ported as there are NetBSD and FreeBSD ports of these drivers. But there are far more devices supported by V4L which I believe is very kernel depended. Does it mean, in the light of the fact that Ekiga recently ported to OpenBSD, that video conferencing via cheap USB cameras will be possible on OpenBSD? Best, Predrag Punosevac OKO
Re: Video for Linux ?
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 06:40:22PM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: I just noticed two new ports graphics/fswebcam and graphics/luvcview for web cameras. What is the purpose of these two ports if only USB cameras based on old OV511 and OV511+ chipsets work on OpenBSD? And how did you manage to notice these two ports, which were imported today, without noticing video.c which was imported into the kernel weeks ago? Yes, it's all coming together. Stay patient a bit longer. Or, look at http://www.undeadly.org/
Re: Video for Linux ?
Ian Darwin wrote: On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 06:40:22PM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: I just noticed two new ports graphics/fswebcam and graphics/luvcview for web cameras. What is the purpose of these two ports if only USB cameras based on old OV511 and OV511+ chipsets work on OpenBSD? And how did you manage to notice these two ports, which were imported today, without noticing video.c which was imported into the kernel weeks ago? I didn't follow carefully kernel changes past couple of weeks. I was checking something on http://openports.se/ when I stumbled upon them. It didn't take me much to realize what you guys are cooking:-) That is fantastic news for desktop users. Thank you for your hard work. Best, Predrag Punosevac OKO Yes, it's all coming together. Stay patient a bit longer. Or, look at http://www.undeadly.org/
