Just one quick note before I head off (early morning coming up). The packages ship a file for modutils, which is meant for older 2.2-2.4 kernels. I don't have time to test, but maybe this is where my problem comes from, as my system uses module-init-tools.
Lawrence On Friday 27 January 2006 07:43, Victor Seva wrote: > tags 350061 moreinfo > thanks > ----- > > Hi Lawrence, > > I have no problems loading the pwc driver. The modules on misc directory > seems to be loaded before the official ones. > > dmesg output: > > usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2 > Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > pwc: Philips webcam module version 10.0.11-debian loaded. > pwc: Supports Philips PCA645/646, PCVC675/680/690, PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 > & PCV C830/840. pwc: Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech > Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30, pwc: the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro > Ex, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100. pwc: Philips > PCVC720K/40 (ToUCam XS) USB webcam detected. > pwc: Registered as /dev/video0. > usbcore: registered new driver Philips webcam > usbcore: registered new driver snd-usb-audio > > > ibook:/usr/src# find /lib/modules/2.6.15-1- > 2.6.15-1-apus/ 2.6.15-1-powerpc64/ 2.6.15-1-powerpc-smp/ > 2.6.15-1-powerpc/ 2.6.15-1-powerpc-miboot/ > ibook:/usr/src# find /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-powerpc -name pwc.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-powerpc/kernel/drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-powerpc/misc/pwc.ko > > Lawrence Williams wrote: > > Package: pwc-source > > Severity: important > > > > Hi, > > > > I recently compiled the pwc module for 2.6.15-1-686-smp, only to discover > > it doesn't load with modprobe. It always loads the in-kernel pwc module > > (which is included by Debian kernel packages ). > > > > I have worked out a quick patch that will make it load the pwc-modules > > version of pwc. > > > > Add the following in debian/rules, after the $(MAKE) install line: > > > > # Make a nice symlink to in the kernel 'updates' folder > > # so we can override the pwc from the kernel > > dh_link lib/modules/$(KVERS)/misc/pwc.ko > > lib/modules/$(KVERS)/updates/pwc.ko > > > > This will create result in built modules working immediately :) > > > > Lawrence > > Please give me more info about that. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
