Am Do, den 29.12.2005 schrieb Francois Massonneau um 9:37: > I run Linux, Fedora Core 4 and I would like to install a Webcam Logitech > Quickcam Sphere. > I activated as a module the option - Device Drivers - Usb support - USb > Philips Cameras (USB_PWC module), I activated the Video 4 Linux options, > and I recompiled the kernel. Hm, the Fedora kernel has all what it needs to load and run the pwc module. > (I saw there is no longer an option for the USB_PWCX module, it seems there > were a problem between the developer of the driver and the maintainers of > the kernel). > > Once done, I rebooted, and run a "/sbin/modprobe pwc" > > The file /var/log/messages gives me that : > Dec 29 09:31:49 celtes2 kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > Dec 29 09:31:49 celtes2 kernel: pwc Philips webcam module version > 9.0.2-unofficial loaded. > Dec 29 09:31:49 celtes2 kernel: pwc Supports Philips PCA645/646, > PCVC675/680/690, PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 & PCVC830/840. > Dec 29 09:31:49 celtes2 kernel: pwc Also supports the Askey VC010, various > Logitech Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30, > Dec 29 09:31:49 celtes2 kernel: pwc the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro Ex, SOTEC > Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100. > Dec 29 09:31:49 celtes2 kernel: usbcore: registered new driver Philips > webcam And what do you see in the messages syslog file when plugging in the camera after the pwc module is loaded? > But the webcam doesn't work at all. It is always off. > > Is it the wrong module ? The Wiki http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/PWC/WorkingWebcamsWithPWC lists the model type as supported. Unfortunately the manufacturers of these cheap webcam models often change the components though keeping the model name. To find out which cam type you really have run "/sbin/lsusb" and then google for the ID string you find in the output. > Francois Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG http://pgp.mit.edu 0xB366A773 legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html Fedora Core 2 GNU/Linux on Athlon with kernel 2.6.11-1.35_FC2smp Serendipity 20:30:54 up 25 days, 1:07, load average: 0.71, 0.60, 0.36
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