From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m6D8fQpD032104 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:41:26 -0400 Received: from vsmtp1.tin.it (vsmtp1.tin.it [212.216.176.141]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m6D8fCnT014800 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:41:13 -0400 Message-ID: <4879BF3B.3020005@tiscali.it> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:39:23 +0100 From: Andrea MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hans de Goede , video4linux-list@redhat.com References: <487908CA.8000304@tiscali.it> <48790D29.1010404@hhs.nl> In-Reply-To: <48790D29.1010404@hhs.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: prototype of a USB v4l2 driver? List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com List-ID: Hans de Goede wrote: >> This is a good overview of a driver >> http://lwn.net/Articles/203924/ >> >> I think vivi.c is an other good one. >> >> Does anybody have any other good reference to look at? >> > > What kind of device, I think that for webcams you;re best using gspca, > (now merged in mecurial), that handles all the usb specific stuff, > buffer management, etc. In general it makes it easy to write a webcam > driver allowing you to focus on the interaction with the cam, rather > then having to worry about looking, usb specifics, buffer management etc. > Yes, it is a USB webcam: Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro USB I will look into gspca and see how it works. Thanks Andrea -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list