Re: Webcam versus still camera: howto get correct kernel modules loaded?

From: Osamu Aoki (osamu_at_debian.org)
Date: 11/20/04

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    Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:17:42 +0100
To: tapio.lehtonen@iki.fi

    Hi,

    On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 07:31:16AM +0200, Tapio Lehtonen wrote:
    > I have a cheap camera that works both as a webcam and a still
    > camera. So I can use it both with xawtv and gphoto2. The problem is,
    > when I plug it in USB, stv* modules are loaded automatically. These
    > modules prevent gphoto2 from working.
    >
    > Root can rmmod those modules, but I need to find a way for ordinary
    > users to use this camera alternatively as a webcam or with gphoto2. I
    > hope something less risky than sudo rmmod/sudo modprobe is
    > possible.
    >
    > Suggestions?

    I do not know exact answer but the modules seems to be loaded by trhe
    hotplug.

    Did you look into /etc/hotplug/* especially /etc/hotplug/blacklist
    and files etc/hotplug/blacklist.d/* .

    Maybe listing stv* modules in these blacklist may prevent them loading.

    I see new modules, hotplug and udeb will be point of confusion for a
    moment for me. I just had bad kernel crash after trying to update to
    2.6.9 series while updating some 2.6.8. New Debian CD is not as simple
    to use as a rescue disk since it uses a lot modules. ....

    Woody boot image saved me.

    Osamu 

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