On Tue, 02 Jun 2009, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 22:00:47 -1000, Joel Roth wrote: > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 06:25:49PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:30:50 +0200, Raven wrote: > > > > Hi all. > > > > I am trying to install the 'gspca' driver for a Logitech webcam but > > > > compiling from source fails and I could not find any debian package > > > > containing that module. > > > > Any ideas?
I missed the OP and am coming in late here... Maybe this is (supposed to be?) fixed in sid, but I had a bit of trouble getting my gspca camera working again after upgrading to 2.6.27 in lenny. Here's the little shell script wrapper I wrote that fixed it for me (details are in the comments). Name the script '$HOME/bin/fix_webcam_app' and then symlink your cam-using apps to it. For example, ln -s $HOME/bin/fix_webcam_app $HOME/bin/skype ln -s $HOME/bin/fix_webcam_app $HOME/bin/camorama or whatever. As long as $HOME/bin comes earlier in your path than the path to the real app things should work. (Note my script assumes the real apps live in /usr/bin/. That might not be true for your skype install.) -- Script to fix #!/bin/bash # Needed for gspca in kernel 2.6.27 and up # See http://moinejf.free.fr/gspca_README.txt # Most applications don't know how to decode the raw frames generated by # the webcams, and also, many of them do not speak the V4L2 interface. To # make them work, you need the V4L application library found at: # .... # NOTE: You must install the libv4l-0 debian package (which contains the # compat lib below). exe=`basename "$0"` LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so "/usr/bin/${exe}" "$@" -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org