The 2.4 ts kernel comes with full support for the PWC driver. You can
compile it as a module as follows:
(See my post on the pwc list as well).
=====================================================
Multimedia devices --->
<M|*> Video for Linux
(I would also suggest )
[*] V4L information in proc filesystem
USB Support --->
--- USB Multimedia devices
<M|*> USB Philips Cameras
=====================================================
You might have to also select a few other usb related options that
correspond to the modules listed below.
In order to access anything USB you have to insert a few modules ahead
of time (note: for usb storage, add scsi_mod sd_mod usb-storage to the
end of the list below).
for i in usbcore pcipool usb-ohci \
usb-ohci-ep93xx v4l pwc ; do \
insmod $i;
done
Then, I would mount the usbfs
mount -t proc proc /proc (if not already mounted)
mount -t usbfs usbfs /proc/bus/usb
Let me know if you have any problems. I've found that just building all
of the above mentioned modules into the kernel greatly reduces the size
of modules on the filesystem. Not only that, but TS' kernel / busybox's
insmod are somehow strictly versioned. I would suggest instead just
building everything in to the kernel and burn it into flash using
RedBoot under the image vmlinux.
If you'd like help to burn the new kernel, just reply and I'll get back
to you (hopefully sooner than later).
~/Chris
djtopper wrote:
> Thanks again. They only have the static module it seems, but I've
> posted on their forums in the hope that I'll get something.
>
> Yeah, I'm only doing this to "prove" that you can connect all sorts of
> good things to a TS-7xxx board. I'm getting stung by the fact that I
> haven't upgraded the kernels on my board and my laptop in a very long
> time.
>
> But I suspect there must be another camera that works with 2.4.x
>
> DT
>
> --- In "Yan Seiner" <> wrote:
>> --- In David Topper <djtopper@> wrote:
>>> Hey Yan,
>>>
>>> Thanks very much. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that
>>> driver is 2.6 only. At least that's what the englinsh
>>> install text suggests. Both my laptop and TS-7200 are
>>> running older 2.4 kernels.
>>>
>> I played with that driver quite a bit a while back.
>>
>> You may want to fish around on the openwrt.org website; I think there
>> is a port for 2.4 kernels that works. It would be for MIPS but no
>> reason it wouldn't run on an ARM.
>>
>> After several months of frustration with USB webcams I got tired of it
>> and bought an ethernet cam with an embedded http server. No problems
>> using it - OS independent....
>>
>> --Yan
>>
>
>
>
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