Re: fedora and webcams?

From: ray hartman (rayhart_at_SPAMBEGONEqwest.net)
Date: 12/24/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:45:08 -0700

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:15:01 +0000, Rich Piotrowski wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:51:04 -0700, "ray hartman"
> <rayhart@SPAMBEGONEqwest.net> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>
>> RP:
>>
>> I read the reference ... Sure, I'm gonna re-compile the kernel. Maybe
>>hack the file structure too, so *nix properly displays a "C:\programfiles"
>>directory ... Get the drift? Hacking -- recompiling -- this is exactly the
>> kind of byteboyz
>>balony the original poster did NOT want to deal with. Nor do I. Either the
>>desktop exhibits usrland CBP or it does not. For vidcams *nix clearly does
>>not. EOF
>>
>>rh
>>**************
>
> No need for any of that. If you are running RH 8.0, 9 or Fedora *and*
> you have an up to date kernel, the pwc module should be included
> already. I think I mentioned that in a previous post. I pointed out
> those sites because at least one of them had the instructions for the
> /etc/modules.conf inclusions. As I had already mentioned, a friend of
> mine has that exact camera working in SuSE 9.0. All it took was to
> change one line in /etc/modules.conf.
>
> Come on. I'm handing it to you on a silver platter! If you can not take
> at least some very minimal effort to get it working, you will probably
> be happier sticking with Windows.
>
> Please take that as sincere and friendly advice.

RP:

        CBP for a (working) usr_desktop does NOT require manual editing of any files.
Issue closed.

Otherwise, no offense taken. In my experience, SuSE_the-*itch is a
stiff-necked,
 (sour)Kraut
horror. I earn my living without apology on slick, rock_solid WinME
systems ( solid 10_hours at a time, of-course ...) . Never earned $0.05
from *nix ... but grab-azz Unkil Bill$$ gotta be kept honest. And yep, I
pay for my *nix distros.

rh