kernel module dev

Tomasz Czapiewski xeros at irc.pl
Thu Aug 21 16:13:20 CEST 2008


On Thu, 21 Aug 2008, freerunner at newkirk.us wrote:

> I've got a question on kernel development.  I want to try to get some USB
> webcam support working, which requires gspca plus usb-video and a few other
> modules, not presently being build.  can someone lead me by the hand to the
> simplest path to being able to build modules for the 2008.08 kernel?  Until
> recently gspca has been built outside the kernel source tree, but
> apparently is merged into the standard kernel source as of 2.6.26 or
> 2.6.27.  This driver covers perhaps 35% of USB webcams, including much of
> the Logitech line.
>
> j
>

Maybe these and some other usb modules should be included in openmoko 
kernel modules packages.
I've got usb webcam that I'd like to try with FR, too.

-- 
Tom




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