Re: Donating a mr97310 based elta-media 8212dc (0x093a:0x010e)

[Thomas Kaiser <v4l@kaiser-linux.li>]

On 04/30/2009 05:24 PM, Theodore Kilgore wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I recently found an elta media dc8212 camera (usb-id: 0x093a:0x010e) 
>> in a pile
>> of old hardware. When looking for linux-support (out of curiosity, I 
>> don't need
>> the cam), I saw that there is activity regarding these types of camera
>> (mr97310) right now. As I am currently busy in other departments of 
>> the kernel,
>> I was wondering if somebody here is interested in getting the camera 
>> to do
>> further research? If so, just drop me a mail and I will send it 
>> free-of-charge.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>   Wolfram
>>
>> PS: The camera still works. Just checked with another OS on a friend's 
>> machine.
>>
>> -- 
>> Pengutronix e.K.                           | Wolfram 
>> Sang                |
>> Industrial Linux Solutions                 | 
>> http://www.pengutronix.de/  |
>>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If you want to do such a thing, I think it is very kind of you. As for 
> myself, I suspect that I already have three or four similar cameras, and 
> so I probably do not really need another one. Also, judging from your 
> e-mail address you are in Germany and I am in the US, making it a less 
> desirable prospect to ship such an object for such a distance.
> 
> Therefore, I would offer the suggestion that the camera should go to 
> Kyle Guin, who wrote the kernel support, or, if he is also in the US (I 
> do not know where he lives) then perhaps to Thomas Kaiser, who lives a 
> bit closer to you. I think that all three of us are equally interested 
> but as I said I do not believe that I need another one of these cameras. 
> In case that I have missed someone else who might be interested, that is 
> inadvertent on my part.

Hello Wolfram, Theodore and Kyle

While Theodore is mentioning my name and I live close to Germany, I show 
my interest for the cam. Anyway, if it is better to send to someone 
else, that's no problem for me.

Theodore and I exchanged some mails about the compression algorithm of 
this cam already and it would be nice for me to do something with the 
real hardware.

Anyway I showed my interest in the compression of the stream because the 
vendor ID is the same like the Pixart cams (PAC207, PAC7311) for which I 
wrote the initial drivers and found the decompression algorithm with the 
help of others.

Maybe the idea from Theodore to send the cam to me is not such a bad 
idea ;-)

Should we discuss here for some days to find out who can make the most 
progress with this cam?

Wolfram, thanks for the offer to donate the cam!

Thomas