RC1 still does not fix the problem I reported earlier about the failure to install the driver for the Philips PCVC680k webcam. This must be a difficult bug to fix.
With Mandrake 8.2 RC1 /var/log/messages reports: Mar 12 17:03:59 kjohn kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x471/0x308) is not claimed by any active driver.Mar 12 17:03:59 kjohn kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Mar 12 17:03:59 kjohn kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Mar 12 17:03:59 kjohn kernel: usb-uhci.c: ENXIO 80000280, flags 0, urb c62ac5c0, burb c62ac4c0 Mar 12 17:03:59 kjohn kernel: usb.c: error getting string descriptor 0 (error=-6) With Mandrake 8.2 RC1 the Philips webcam driver does exist: file:/lib/modules/2.4.18-4mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/pwc.o.gz Also, with Mandrake 8.2 RC1, DrakConf's HardDrake does detect the Philips PCVC680k WebCam. > On Saturday 23 February 2002 10:12, John Kintree wrote: > 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. 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
