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

[Johnny Strom <jonny strom netikka fi>]

Julien PUYDT wrote:
> 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.

Part of it is out in 2.6.12 becouse as I understand it so was it not a
clean room reverse engineering of the pwcx part.



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