Thanks for the reply Sven, I guess the main problem right now, is that a pwc-modules package and a linux-2.6 package will both ship a pwc.ko, but in different locations.
Is there a automatic way, using inst or rm scripts in the packaging, to dpkg-divert the kernel pwc.ko with the pwc-modules one? Basically is there a variable that, at build time, will be automatically replaced with the kernel version ( output same as 'uname -r' i guess??)? Thanks Lawrence On Tuesday 10 January 2006 03:35, Sven Luther wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 01:31:50AM -0330, Lawrence Williams wrote: > > Package: linux-2.6 > > Severity: important > > > > Hi, > > > > I am asking for the in-kernel pwc module (Philips USB webcam) to be > > disabled by default, as it doesn't work with the majority of their webcam > > chipsets > > Nope wrong, they just don't uncompress the data flow, which should be > uncompressed in userland. The problem is that none of the userland tools do > this yet. > > > commonly in use. More importantly, it also conflicts with the resulting > > package built from the source contained in the pwc-source package (two > > different pwc.ko files placed in 2 different modules dir for the same > > kernel version... during modprobe, kernel picks their version always ). > > The third-party pwc module is supposed to provide pre-built modules for > official kernels, which do the right with regard to packaging and diverts > the kernel pwc module so everything works fine. If this is not the case, > then it is a pwc bug, but i believe this not to be the case. > > > It would save pwc users alot of time, as no kernel rebuild would be > > needed, and a pwc-modules package could work from a fresh install :) > > Just install the right package should do the trick. Having a userland > library for uncompressing the data from the kernel pwc module and passing > it transparently to the other userland apps would be the better solution > though, not sure how this works though. > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
