Re: Intel Deluxe PC Camera

[Thierry Chatelet <tchatelet@free.fr>]

On Sunday 04 November 2007 07:35, John Schmidt wrote:
> On Sunday 04 November 2007, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> > It looks like the driver module that I need is spca501.  There is a
> > source package for Etch:
> >
> >     spca5xx-source
> >
> > What is the best way to compile this?  I generally just use stock
> > kernels and the modules that come with them so I am unfamiliar with
> > compiling modules separately for a kernel that I already have.  Once I
> > do have the module compiled, will udev/hotplug load the driver at
> > boot-up, or should I add it to /etc/modules?
> >
> > --
> > Marc Shapiro
> > mshapiro_42@yahoo.com
>
> Marc,
>
> I use module-assitant and modconf  (apt-get install module-assistant
> modconf) to manage modules that I have to compile.
>
> Do this:
>
> sudo m-a
>
> It will put up a dialogue box, and then you need to first prepare the build
> by downloading the kernel headers.  Then choose select and check the
> spca5xx-source, and it should download it for you.  Then build it and
> install it.  These are all menu selectable items in module assitant.
>
> Then I use modconf to select the modules so load.
>
> With those two toosl, dealing with modules is really quite straightforward
> and painless.
>
> John


Unless I am mistaking, I read somewhere that spca5xx was for kernel up to 
2.6.11, for later kernel you need gspca-sources.
Thierry