[Pkg-spca5xx-devel] Bug#496999: gspca-source: FTBFS on 2.6.27-rc* kernels

[Kel Modderman]

On Friday 29 August 2008 18:33:49 Arthur Marsh wrote:
> 
> Kel Modderman wrote, on 2008-08-29 17:56:
> > On Friday 29 August 2008 14:37:26 Arthur Marsh wrote:
> >> Package: gspca-source
> >> Version: 01.00.20-1
> >> Severity: normal
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi, I've been able to use the Logitech USB camera 046d:08d9 on 2.6.25 
> >> and 2.6.26 kernels by building gspca-source, but this fails on 
> >> 2.6.27-rc* kernel source.
> > 
> > http://lwn.net/Articles/291054/
> > 
> > Try using your camera with the new driver. This package will be removed
> > after Lenny which contains only Linux 2.6.26, therefore this bug report
> > is not satisfiable and closing.
> > 
> > Kel.
> > 
> 
> I did try the camera with the new driver and I experienced a dirty green 
> screen of output. My apologies for not mentioning this in my initial report.

Here is some additional interesting information I was not aware of until now:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-September/026460.html
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterWebcamSupport#Documentation
http://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/4789.html

Thanks, Kel.