Beta 4 did not fix the problem I reported earlier about the failure to install the driver for the Philips PCVC680k webcam.
On the other hand, beta 4 is the first time supermount has worked perfectly for me when accessing the CD-ROM drive since maybe Mandrake 7.2. On Saturday 23 February 2002 10:12, John Kintree wrote: > With Mandrake 8.2 beta 3, the driver for my Philips PCVC680k webcam is not > installed. This also happened with Mandrake 8.2 beta 2. > > With Mandrake 8.1 the driver for the Philips webcam was installed at > bootup, and /var/log/messages reported: > Feb 22 17:06:06 kjohn kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.251:USB Universal Host > Controller Interface driver > Feb 22 17:06:06 kjohn kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x471/0x308) > is not claimed by any active driver. > Feb 22 17:06:06 kjohn kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > Feb 22 17:06:06 kjohn kernel: pwc Philips PCA645/646 + PCVC675/680/690 + > PCVC730/740/750 webcam module version 8.2 loaded. > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > With Mandrake 8.2 beta three /var/log/messages reports: > Feb 23 09:52:11 kjohn kernel: usb-uhci.c: ENXIO 80000280, flags 0, urb > c6e9a6a0, burb c6e9a620 > Feb 23 09:52:11 kjohn kernel: usb.c: error getting string descriptor 0 > (error=-6) > and > Feb 23 09:52:11 kjohn kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout > Feb 23 09:52:11 kjohn /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB > product 471/308/6 > > With Mandrake 8.2 beta 3 the Philips webcam driver does exist: > file:/lib/modules/2.4.17-19mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/pwc.o.gz > > Also, with Mandrake 8.2 beta 3, DrakConf's HardDrake does detect the > Philips PCVC680k WebCam. > > Please let me know if I can provide additional information to help locate > the bug. -- John Kintree 4043 Delor Street St. Louis, MO 63116 314-351-7454
