Re: video: USB webcam fails since kernel 3.2

[Jean-Francois Moine <moinejf@free.fr>]

On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:02:27 +0300
Martin-Éric Racine <martin-eric.racine@iki.fi> wrote:
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> >         wget http://moinejf.free.fr/gspca-2.15.18.tar.gz
> >         tar -zxf gspca-2.15.18.tar.gz
> >         cd gspca-2.15.18
> >         make
> 
> $ LC_ALL=C make
> make -C /lib/modules/3.5.0-rc6+/build
> M=/home/perkelix/gspca-2.15.18/build modules
> make: *** /lib/modules/3.5.0-rc6+/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
> make: *** [modules] Error 2

You need the linux headers of your running kernel to compile the tarball.

	[snip]
> I don't recall Skype having required this in a long time. As I already
> said, until recently, the camera "just worked".

Good news!

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> >         echo 0x1f > /sys/module/gspca_main/parameters/debug
> >
> > then, unplug/replug the webcam,
> 
> No can do; this is an internal webcam.

No problem. As I want to know the sensor type, instead of cutting the
kernel messages starting from the webcam probe, please, filter them by
something like:

	dmesg | fgrep gspca > gspca.txt

Thanks.