From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from gfz-potsdam.de ([139.17.3.251]:56851 "EHLO gfz-potsdam.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751194Ab3ENQaS (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 May 2013 12:30:18 -0400 Received: from [139.17.114.3] (account knb@gfz-potsdam.de HELO [139.17.114.3]) by cgp2.gfz-potsdam.de (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.10) with ESMTPSA id 12061266 for linux-media@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:16 +0200 Message-ID: <51925F90.30305@gfz-potsdam.de> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:16 +0200 From: Knut Behrends MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: terratec grabby 2 on linux - follow-up Q to discussion from mar/apr 2013 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi all, my first post I am a Linux user who bought a Terratec Grabby 2 analog-video-to-usb encoding device, which I cannot get to work on Linux. I noticed a thread on this mailing list a few weeks ago. http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg60286.html I get exactly the same error messages (from dmesg) as the initiator of that forum-thread. In any event, I infer from the long forum-thread that the problem with the new chips inside the Grabby 2 has been solved, or partly solved. Some people posted patches to this mailing list. I don't know how complete the new solution is. Do I just need to grab an em28xx*.c file from the bleeding edge of the kernel source tree? How can I, as an interested end-user use that new driver code? Should I simply wait for a new kernel being distributed by Canonical that will have new patches included eventually? Do I have to compile a patched .c file myself and copy it to /lib/modules/3.8.0-19-generic/kernel/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/ directory on my linux box, replacing an older version? SHould I use DKMS for this following a howto guide such as http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules My linux system is a raring ringtail Ubuntu, Linux 3.8.0-19-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 1 16:35:23 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux my need to use the grabby is not that urgent. Would be nice to use that camcorder on my main desktop PC, which happens to be the most powerful computer I have full access to. Any hints? Best regards, Knut Behrends -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Knut Behrends Phone: +49 (0) 331 288 1688 Potsdam 14473 KeyID: 0xF22CACEF (PGP Public Key) ____________________________________________________________________________