pwc/pwcx driver for fedora 3 kernel

[Alimin Bijosono Oei]

> Am Mi, den 06.04.2005 schrieb Alimin Bijosono Oei um 21:59:
> 
> 
>>> I am thinking of buying a Logitech Quickcam Orbit webcam and have been 
>>> doing some research on the net to see if it is supported or not. I came 
>>> across articles about the pwc/pwcx driver saga for linux kernel 2.6 
>>> where it was said to be removed upon request by the maintainer. Is this 
>>> affecting fedora 3 kernel too? If yes, to what extent?
> 
> 
>>> Alimin
> 
> 
> As Dave (our kernel guy) stated, the drivers is maintained again by a
> different person. The site you find many info about it:
> 
> http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/
> 
> Running FC2/FC3 you will find the module in you kernel:
> 
> /sbin/modinfo pwc
> 
> Instead of the previous driver which was split into 2 parts - pwc and
> the closed source pwcx - the current driver is a single mode. For me it
> works as good as the previous one with my Philips webcam.
> 
> Alexander
> 

That is fantastic! Thank you, Dave and Alexander. I will get one of 
those Logitech Orbit webcams and see what I find out.

Cheers,
Alimin