From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] usb webcam
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:52:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081021115208.5000a069@zaphod.digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9756676.24061224356286976.JavaMail.root@mx1.canmail.org>
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On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:58:07 -0600 (MDT), RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote:
> Anyway on with the webcam problems i have emerged gspcav1 and loaded
> the module
>
> # lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> gspca 620752 0
>
> but the cameras are still only detected as usb devices and no drivers
> are being loaded.
Why would they is the module is already loaded? Are /dev/video* devices
created?
> ps i have had these cameras work in ubuntu, mandrake, pclinux (none are
> as cool as Gentoo) so i am guessing that gentoo should work too!
Compare the output of lsmod on those boxes before and after connecting
the camera. Also look at the syslog while plugging in the camera to see
what is recognised and loaded.
--
Neil Bothwick
Shin - Device for finding furniture in the dark
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <9623926.24041224355934943.JavaMail.root@mx1.canmail.org>
2008-10-18 18:58 ` [gentoo-user] usb webcam RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
2008-10-18 21:07 ` Dale
2008-10-19 9:24 ` Alan McKinnon
2008-10-21 10:52 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
[not found] <10849572.23471224286510326.JavaMail.root@mx1.canmail.org>
2008-10-17 23:43 ` RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
2008-10-18 8:26 ` Alan McKinnon
[not found] <20368524.22521224266110151.JavaMail.root@mx1.canmail.org>
2008-10-17 18:02 ` RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
2008-10-17 21:40 ` Alan McKinnon
2008-10-18 4:43 ` Neil Bothwick
2008-10-17 17:23 RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
2008-10-17 17:33 ` KH
2008-10-17 20:52 ` RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
2008-10-18 9:49 ` Stroller
2008-10-18 10:20 ` Dirk Heinrichs
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