From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp0.lie-comtel.li ([217.173.238.80]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Ks1N4-0006H0-5C for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:29:01 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost.lie-comtel.li [127.0.0.1]) by smtp0.lie-comtel.li (Postfix) with ESMTP id A729D9FEC19 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:28:54 +0100 (GMT-1) Received: from [192.168.0.16] (217-173-228-198.cmts.powersurf.li [217.173.228.198]) by smtp0.lie-comtel.li (Postfix) with ESMTP id 754CA9FEC16 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:28:54 +0100 (GMT-1) Message-ID: <48FCEA05.7060600@kaiser-linux.li> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:28:53 +0200 From: Thomas Kaiser MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org References: <20081016190946.GB25806@geppetto> <20081019142030.GA10261@geppetto> <28a25ce0810191325r7b1e3903jae703a79477e2758@mail.gmail.com> <20081020193632.GA5685@geppetto> In-Reply-To: <20081020193632.GA5685@geppetto> Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] v4l-dvb gspca modules conflict with standalone gspca module List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: Stefano Sabatini wrote: > On date Sunday 2008-10-19 22:25:29 +0200, Rom=E1n wrote: >> 2008/10/19 Stefano Sabatini : >>> BTW I wonder why v4l-dvb includes the gspca modules, which seem to be >>> related more to the gspca cameras than to DVB devices > [...] >> I wonder as well. The standalone driver works with my webcam, but the >> v4l-dvb one provokes a kernel panic on my system, after a short period >> of using it (or it used to; admittedly it's been quite a while -a few >> months- since I last tried). > = > For the archive: gspca based cameras finally stopped to work with the > v4l-dvb modules on linux-2.6.26, reinstalling the kernel and the > standalone module fixed it. > = > Please could the core devs clarify the situation for what regards > gscpa modules in v4l-dvb? > = > Thanks, regards. > = > _______________________________________________ > linux-dvb mailing list > linux-dvb@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb Hello Stefano The gspca module V1 was developed outside of the kernel tree. Therefor, = it was possible to add "in kernel" video decompression/decoding, which = is not allowed and not good to do in kernel space. But this was a great = success to add more than 220 webcams to the Linux World. Now, gspca V1 is moving to gspca V2 to support V4L2. Jean-Francois Moine = (moinejf@free.fr) did a rewrite to support V4L2 with gspca. Thus, its = called gspca V2. He removed all the not allowed decoding process which = was done in kernel space with the old gspca. Now, gspca V2 got included into the kernel! (Big step forward) Hans de Goede (j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl) is writing a user space lib to = convert/decode all the stuff which was done in the old gspca in kernel = space, his lib does it now in user space. That's the way to go! The development of this is rather new and I think it is not included in = any distro at the moment. But it will be soon. So, please drop the the old gspca V1 and help testing gspca V2! BTW: gspca is in v4l-dvb because v4l is for analogue deceives and dvb is = for digital devices. gspca fits perfect into v4l! Thomas PS: Pixart, but now free time to do more, sorry. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb