On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 02:45:38PM +0100, John Talbut wrote:
> Can anyone explain the official Debian set up for pwc based web cams?
..
> The only Debian package for pwc is pwc-source . According to the copyright
> information fro this package:
I've got one of these devices and found it similarly tricky to start
with. When I use the pwc module included in the standard Debian kernel
images I just see a blank grey rectangle when using
camgrab/camstream/etc.
Ultimately I got it working by :
1. Removing any existing pwc module from the debian-supplied kernel:
find /lib/modules -name 'pwc.*' -exec rm -rf \{\} \;
rmmod pwc
2. Setting up module-assistant:
apt-get install module-assistant
m-a prepare
3. Downloading and building the external sources:
apt-get install pwc-source
m-a build pwc-source
4. Installing the built module:
m-a install pwc-source
depmod -a
modprobe pwc
5. Working with it :
apt-get install camstream && camstream
You say you've built the module? I might guess that even after
building it you're using the "old" module...?
Steve
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