Bug#677533: video: USB webcam fails since kernel 3.2
2012/7/10 Jean-Francois Moine <moinejf@free.fr>:
> So, it would be interesting to know if the (almost) last driver works.
> Then, you may try the gspca-2.15.18.tar.gz from my web site:
>
> wget http://moinejf.free.fr/gspca-2.15.18.tar.gz
> tar -zxf gspca-2.15.18.tar.gz
> cd gspca-2.15.18
> make
$ LC_ALL=C make
make -C /lib/modules/3.5.0-rc6+/build
M=/home/perkelix/gspca-2.15.18/build modules
make: *** /lib/modules/3.5.0-rc6+/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
> su
> make install
> reboot
>
> You may then try cheese. For skype, don't forget to force the
> use of the v4l library:
>
> export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
> skype
I don't recall Skype having required this in a long time. As I already
said, until recently, the camera "just worked".
> If the problem is still there, I'd be glad to get some traces.
> For that, as root, do:
>
> echo 0x1f > /sys/module/gspca_main/parameters/debug
>
> then, unplug/replug the webcam,
No can do; this is an internal webcam.
Martin-Éric
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