Re: easycap.ko absence

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 05:39:59PM +0200, bartek szurgot wrote:
> hi,
> 
> why easycap.ko module, for usb frame grabber (device 05e1:0408) is not
> compiled as a module into the distribution's (amd64/testing) kernel
> (2.6.38-2-amd64)?
> $ grep EASYCAP /boot/config-2.6.38-2-amd64
> # CONFIG_EASYCAP is not set
> this driver is nowadays part of vanilla kernel, not marked as
> experimental. i've compiled it manually and it worked with my device out
> of the box. are there any plans to include this driver in future kernel
> packages?
 
Staging modules are generally enabled on request, not by default.
Please report this as a 'wishlist' bug, and we will probably add it.

Ben.

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