Update: Well the code as of yesterday is finally in Linus' kernel tree so 2.6.31 will have support for sn9c20x webcams.
GWater, have you tested the current driver in the v4l-dvb repo yet? On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Josua Grawitter<[email protected]> wrote: > Am Sonntag 19 Juli 2009 23:31:06 schrieb Brian Johnson: >> Well ts been a little while but i've finally got the gspca patch for >> sn9c20x webcams into the main v4l-dvb repository. From what i've been >> told this patch should make it into 2.6.31 as well so the next kernel >> release should finally have support for sn9c20x webcams. :-) >> >> The major change to the last patch i had posted here was removing the >> debugfs code and replacing it with the v4l2 get and set register >> ioctls. For debugging you can now use the v4l2-dbg utility that is >> part of the v4l-dvb repository to view and set registers on the >> camera. >> >> Gwater, Have you been able to figure out what exactly was wrong with >> your camera under the gspca version? >> >> Brian Johnson >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Patch from Brian Johnson <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 4:50 PM >> Subject: [hg:v4l-dvb] gspca - sn9c20x: New subdriver for sn9c201 and >> sn9c202 bridges. >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Brian Johnson <[email protected]>, Jean-Francois Moine >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> The patch number 12283 was added via Jean-Francois Moine <[email protected]> >> to http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb master development tree. >> >> Kernel patches in this development tree may be modified to be backward >> compatible with older kernels. Compatibility modifications will be >> removed before inclusion into the mainstream Kernel >> >> If anyone has any objections, please let us know by sending a message to: >> Linux Media Mailing List <[email protected]> >> >> ------ >> >> From: Brian Johnson <[email protected]> >> gspca - sn9c20x: New subdriver for sn9c201 and sn9c202 bridges. >> >> >> Priority: high >> >> Signed-off-by: Brian Johnson <[email protected]> >> Signed-off-by: Jean-Francois Moine <[email protected]> >> >> >> --- >> >> linux/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt | 32 >> linux/drivers/media/video/gspca/Kconfig | 16 >> linux/drivers/media/video/gspca/Makefile | 2 >> linux/drivers/media/video/gspca/sn9c20x.c | 2433 ++++++++++++++++++++++ >> linux/include/linux/videodev2.h | 1 >> linux/include/media/v4l2-chip-ident.h | 12 >> 6 files changed, 2496 insertions(+) >> >> <diff discarded since it is too big> >> >> --- >> >> Patch is available at: >> http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/rev/122d4e155f946e919c0ddf3f730202815559a429 >> >> > > Great news, I'll checkout their current HEAD and report the results. > > GWater > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Lets make microdia webcams plug'n play, (currently plug'n pray) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Visit us online https://groups.google.com/group/microdia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
