gspca modules in FC10

Anne Wilson cannewilson at googlemail.com
Wed Nov 19 15:47:11 UTC 2008


On Wednesday 19 November 2008 14:30:58 Benjamín Valero Espinosa wrote:
> 2008/11/19 Peter Robinson
>
> > > Since I updated to FC10 Rawhide the webcam in my laptop doesn't work.
> > > In
> >
> > FC9
> >
> > > it worked thanks to the gspca modules in Livna repository, so I have
> > > been expecting them to appear in RPMFusion. I have read that this
> >
> > functionality
> >
> > > has been inserted in the kernel, but of course I have the last kernel
> > > updated and I can't make it work. Please, any info?
> >
> > This is in all 2.6.27 kernels. Can you be a bit more specific as to
> > what problems your having? What app are you testing it with? Does it
> > work with 'cheese'? If your trying to use it with an app that only
> > support v4l1 it probably won't work unless the app has support for
> > libv4l.
>
> Sorry for being so general. I am using kernel-2.6.27.5-113.fc10. I have
> tested it with Cheese, that worked in FC9. In FC9, when I ran Cheese, a
> light by the webcam blinked. Now, in FC10 when I run Cheese, that light
> turns on but doesn't blink, and the app window stays as waiting for
> something. Excuse my bad English.
>
Benja, it would probably also help if you said which webcam this is.  I have 
the same kernel on my Acer Aspire One, and the webcam works well enough.  
Could be a bit brighter, but then so could most webcams.

Anne
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