From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:13488 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754967Ab2HTVKd (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:10:33 -0400 Message-ID: <5032A7C3.3020108@redhat.com> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:10:27 -0300 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hans de Goede CC: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Frank_Sch=E4fer?= , linux-media@vger.kernel.org, mchehab@infradead.org Subject: Re: How to add support for the em2765 webcam Speedlink VAD Laplace to the kernel ? References: <5032225A.9080305@googlemail.com> <50323559.7040107@redhat.com> <50328E22.4090805@redhat.com> <5032A236.7000105@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <5032A236.7000105@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Em 20-08-2012 17:46, Hans de Goede escreveu: > Hi, > > On 08/20/2012 09:21 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 20-08-2012 10:02, Hans de Goede escreveu: > > > >>> Note that luckily these devices do use a unique USB id and not one of the >>> generic em28xx ids so from that pov having a specialized driver for them >>> is not an issue. >> >> Hans, >> >> Not sure if all em2765 cameras will have unique USB id's: at em28xx, >> the known em2710/em2750 cameras that don't have unique ID's; detecting >> between them requires to probe for the type of sensor. > > Right, like the one I gave to Douglas and you or Douglas (don't remember) added > support for. Yes. There are also some other similar cameras, including some special ones (orthodontist usage, afaikt), that worked with the same driver, but with a different sensor. > But that one was a "regular" em28xx using camera, and this one > appears to be a bit funky in places... > > I'll let Frank answer your other remarks. Yep. Let's see his findings before taking any decision on that. Regards, Mauro