PWC 10.x driver in the kernel?

PWC 10.x driver in the kernel?

[Joshua Kwan]

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Hi,

I've just acquired a Logitech webcam and I couldn't get it to work with
the version of the PWC driver currently in the kernel. Given all the
contention about PWCX etc., are there plans to merge in the new 10.x
version of the driver available at http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/?
(This version does work with my webcam.) Just like the one in the kernel
tree right now, this version does not require pwcx at all (the binary
blob was reverse-engineered), so I think it's a big improvement.

Thanks,

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Joshua Kwan

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Re: PWC 10.x driver in the kernel?

[Alistair John Strachan]

On Monday 19 September 2005 22:01, Joshua Kwan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just acquired a Logitech webcam and I couldn't get it to work with
> the version of the PWC driver currently in the kernel. Given all the
> contention about PWCX etc., are there plans to merge in the new 10.x
> version of the driver available at http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/?
> (This version does work with my webcam.) Just like the one in the kernel
> tree right now, this version does not require pwcx at all (the binary
> blob was reverse-engineered), so I think it's a big improvement.
>

Even if the reverse engineered component was deemed unacceptable, I'd like to 
see the (other) differences between the two drivers merged ASAP. AFAIK, the 
10.x pwc driver supports the v4l2 API which is useful, and as you mentioned 
actually works on more camera (the 9.x versions just spam errors to dmesg on 
my PWC740K).

Luc? (added CC)

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

'No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.'
Third year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.

Re: PWC 10.x driver in the kernel?

[Alan Cox]

On Llu, 2005-09-19 at 14:01 -0700, Joshua Kwan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just acquired a Logitech webcam and I couldn't get it to work with
> the version of the PWC driver currently in the kernel. Given all the
> contention about PWCX etc., are there plans to merge in the new 10.x
> version of the driver available at http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/?
> (This version does work with my webcam.) Just like the one in the kernel
> tree right now, this version does not require pwcx at all (the binary
> blob was reverse-engineered), so I think it's a big improvement.

Its waiting Luc submitting it