Sabrent SBT-WC3L spca5xx driver
Hi everyone,
Was wondering if any of you can help me out... Tired of Xubuntu Dapper on
my PC decided to do a fresh install using the 22 July daily image of
Debian Testing for AMD64. Everything has been working well, much better
than the former OS :-) Way to go Debian as usual!
My only problem is I bought a new webcam recently, an inexpensive Sabrent
SBT-WC3L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16830194001 I
saw that it had support in Linux and didn't want to spend a lot. It
worked OK in Xubuntu Dapper... Getting it to work in Debian has been a
little more of a challenge. I discovered the device uses a spca5xx
driver, so I went into aptitude and installed the kernel module for amd64
2.16.2 generic... tried to install driver in modconf and it didn't work.
So I decided to go with the amd64 k8 kernel and the spca5xx module for
amd64 k8... rebooted, run modconf and received this message:
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Installing module spca5xx. If the device isn't there, or isn't configured
correctly, this could cause your system to pause for up to a minute.
FATAL: Error inserting spca5xx
(/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-amd64-k8/kernel/drivers/usb/media/spca5xx.ko):
Invalid module format
Installation failed.
Architecture-specific modutils configuration for x86_64 not found, using
defaults
Please press ENTER when you are ready to continue.
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Is there anyway anyone can help me with getting this module to work? I
really don't want to recompile my kernel, I have not had good luck with
that in recent years and found that usually I am OK with the stock
kernels. If anyone has any advice on this subject I would be very
greatful.
Thank you,
John Anderson
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