Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] video device fails to be detected

[Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>]

Joaquim Laureano a �it :
> Recently I upgraded my system to Fedora Core 4, and am now unable to
> make gnomemeeting detect the video device.  Sound is fine.  Here is
> hardware and the error that I find in /var/log/messages.
>
> Webcam: Quickcam 4000 pro
>
> Error: Jun 19 09:49:31 netcomp1 kernel: pwc Failed to allocate
> decompress table.

Hmmmm... pwc is there obviously... but why couldn't it allocate the 
decompress table?

> I did some research and am under the impression that the kernel for this
> release of Fedora, kernel-2.6.11-1.1369, is missing the required support
> for my camera.  It seems that there is another version of the kernel
> which will have the needed support.  Is this the case?  What else can I
> do other than wait for a new kernel version?  Is it worth to try and
> install pwcx?

pwcx may help... Notice that pwc has a troubled history... it was out of 
the kernel, then in then out, and last I heard of it it was partially 
out. It is indeed possible that it explains the issues.

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