Hello all, I wonder if the this may be of interest to Haifux members.
During my work I become acquainted with the Linux USB Subsystem Layer. The need for it came in when using Video4Linux drivers in developing a VideoConference application on linux. Usually, when running on Intel x86 platforms, there is no problem with Video4Linux drivers; many drivers are now a part of the kernel in most distros; so you insert a WebCam and it is identified and automatically the driver in loaded; in some cases you need to find out which driver you need and build it. Problems can arise when you use non Intel platforms, like ARM or PPC. And I did encounter some problems (certain WebCams did not work) which forced me to delve into the USB systems topics : ======== A short Intro on the Universal Serial Bus (USB Host Controllers (usb-ohci and usb-uhci) ; Enumeration and Device Descriptors ; What is a URB ? USB2) Descriptors: Info in /proc/bus/usb/devices (Endpoints; parameters like MxPS,Configurations,etc.) Vidoe4Linux drivers (focusing on PWC and Ov511 families) Hotplug of usb devices USB completion handlers Configuring USB Devices USB transfers (there are 3 types : Bulk transfers ; Interrupt transfers ; and isochronous (ISO) transfers ; I will focus on isochronous (ISO) transfers since there are what is common in most WebCams) How to know if a certain WebCam is supported by Linux and which driver it needs? USB Programming I must warn that most of these topics are purely technical, and usually are NOT needed in real life except if you are working with some Embedded Systems /developing USB drivers (and also there, if you work with Intel bases processors , usually there is no problem; it is plug and play) ; And I can focus only on Video4Linux devices , since I know a little about other USB devices (like USB HardDisk,USB DiskOnKey,USB mouse,etc.) Moreover , it can be at least 2 months from now. I would like to hear your opinion. Regards, Rami Rosen נשלח באמצעות קולמייל, דואר הרשת הטוב בישראל. http://coolmail.nana.co.il -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]