Re: [debian-knoppix] kernel module update request
Le Jeudi 12 Décembre 2002 19:12, Klaus Knopper a écrit :
> Hello Florent,
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 07:33:57PM +0100, Florent BERANGER wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > many webcams, as my Philips ToUcam XS, depend on latest ov511 (with
> > compression options) drivers (2.17,
> > it's stable ) which can be found at http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/ .
> >
> > Please, update the knoppix kernel with it.
>
> Sorry, I don't do a lot of kernel patches, except for XFS and a really
> small patch for extendes boot command lines. You will have to wait until
> the modules make it in the official kernel. Usually, there is a good reason
> if this has not happened yet.
This driver is included in Mandrake's kernel, for exemple. I've tested it,
it's more stable than the actual version in current kernel and more webcams
are supported.
This driver is included in 2.5 kernel branch.
I think that the patch isn't hard to do, it's a little and simple module.
>
> If you contribute a Debian package that generates a single module and
> installs into the standard module tree, that would be OK, I think.
>
> > PS : a Knoppix hardware database support can be found on
> > http://knoppixfr.tuxfamily.org/index.php?page=hardware page. You can add
> > (in french but it's simple) your hardware on it, it's cool for futur
> > users.
>
> Wow, thanks!
>
> Regards
> -Klaus Knopper
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