Re: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option

["Drake Donahue" <donahue95@comcast.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sean" <tech.junk@verizon.net>
To: <gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option


> Drake Donahue wrote:
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "sean" <tech.junk@verizon.net>
>> To: <gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:10 PM
>> Subject: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option
>> 
>> 
>>> Unable to find  CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT option in Make Menuconfig.
>>> So I went and looked over the .config file and still do not see such 
>>> an option.
>>>
>>> Did a search, several in fact, and found the mentioned 
>>> "CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y" mentioned many times and that it would 
>>> appear to be located in "Device Drivers" "Multimedia Devices", but it 
>>> still seems to be missing.
>>>
>>> Is anyone able to give me an idea as to where this kernel option is 
>>> located?
>> 
>> located in "Device Drivers", "Multimedia Devices",  "Video for 
>> Linux","Enable Video For Linux API 1 (DEPRECATED}"
>> 
>> Note that you won't see the last unless you 'y' or 'm' the next to last.
>> 
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sean
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>>> gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list
>>>
>> 
> 
> Thanks Drake and Mike,
> 
> The problem of the kernel option was caused by the fact that I was 
> running an older kernel and the option was not included.
> Upgraded the kernel, and the option is now available, though  now 
> fails with other problems.
> 
> Sean
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> gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list

scpa5xx may be wrong choice now:

from
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_a_webcam#USB_support

gspcav1 - Kernel 2.6.11 or newer 
spca5xx - Kernel 2.6.11 or older 
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