Error when compiling webcam driver

troublemaker05 · 11-20-2009, 03:58 AM

I'm running OpenSuse 11.2 32bit with KDE 4.3.1 "release 6" and kernel version 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop

When I try to compile the webcam driver for my Creative VF0350 I get this error

Quote:

cellar:/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9 # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build M=/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9 modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

I had a look at the directory it couldn't find and it turns out to be a link to another directory, which does not exist.

Quote:

usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-01-obj/i386/desktop

It's the linux-2.6.31.5-01-obj directory that's missing. I only have a linux-2.6.31.5-01 directory, but this does not contain a i386 folder.

I'm a newbie as far as compiling is concerned, therefore any help is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.

knudfl · 11-20-2009, 04:19 AM

# zypper in kernel-source

.. or use the Package Manager > Add / Remove Software .
( Or Yast2 )

troublemaker05 · 11-20-2009, 04:31 AM

Nope, that's not it. :-( I already have it installed.

knudfl · 11-20-2009, 08:33 AM

Quote:

make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build
No such file or directory

The symlink ' build ' must point to /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5.....
i.e. the kernel-source ( or linux-2.6.31.5-01-obj may work.)

troublemaker05 · 11-20-2009, 09:01 AM

Thanks for the quick reply. In the meantime I managed to totally mess up my system and did a quick re-install. I now have the proper build directory (with sub-directories) and the directory the link points to (/usr/src...) exists as well. But now I'm getting a totally different error.

Quote:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build M=/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1-obj/i386/desktop'
make -C ../../../linux-2.6.31.5-0.1 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1-obj/i386/desktop/. modules
CC [M] /home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.o
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘create_proc_ov511_cam’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:677: error: implicit declaration of function ‘info’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:681: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:689: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:700: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:712: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘proc_ov511_create’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:766: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘ov51x_clear_snapshot’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:1691: error: implicit declaration of function ‘warn’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘ov51x_v4l1_ioctl’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6386: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘video_usercopy’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h:298: note: expected ‘struct file *’ but argument is of type ‘struct inode *’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6386: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘video_usercopy’ makes integer from pointer without a cast
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h:298: note: expected ‘unsigned int’ but argument is of type ‘struct file *’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6386: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘video_usercopy’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h:298: note: expected ‘v4l2_kioctl’ but argument is of type ‘long unsigned int’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6386: error: too many arguments to function ‘video_usercopy’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: At top level:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6651: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[4]: *** [/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1-obj/i386/desktop'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I even tried running the "make" as su as well, exactly the same readout. Thanks for your help.

knudfl · 11-20-2009, 01:05 PM

The code : last update a year ago.

Patching may be required for 2.6.31.5 :
Arch patch ( one week old )
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9861

Source + patch , Ubuntu Karmic
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lt/source/karmic/ov51x-jpeg
.....

Your thread in the Ubuntu Forum, april, says SOLVED ..
Solution is missing ... how did you do ? ?
.....

troublemaker05 · 11-20-2009, 01:32 PM

Thanks for the reply.

Hmm, on Suse 11.1 I didn't have to patch it at all. Anyway, I patched it, which worked fine, I typed "make" and got the same readout again. I'm a newbie to compiling, ie if it doesn't work, I'm stuck :-(

Quote:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build M=/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1-obj/i386/desktop'
make -C ../../../linux-2.6.31.5-0.1 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1-obj/i386/desktop/. modules
CC [M] /home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.o
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘create_proc_ov511_cam’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:677: error: implicit declaration of function ‘info’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:681: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:689: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:700: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:712: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘proc_ov511_create’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:766: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘ov51x_clear_snapshot’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:1691: error: implicit declaration of function ‘warn’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c: In function ‘ov51x_v4l1_ioctl’:
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6387: error: ‘inode’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6387: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6387: error: for each function it appears in.)
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6387: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘video_usercopy’ makes integer from pointer without a cast
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h:298: note: expected ‘unsigned int’ but argument is of type ‘struct file *’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6387: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘video_usercopy’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h:298: note: expected ‘v4l2_kioctl’ but argument is of type ‘long unsigned int’
/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.c:6387: error: too many arguments to function ‘video_usercopy’
make[4]: *** [/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9/ov51x-jpeg-core.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/home/gila/Downloads/ov51x-jpeg-1.5.9] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1-obj/i386/desktop'
make: *** [all] Error 2

your support is very much appreciated.

knudfl · 11-20-2009, 01:49 PM

OK , I will give it a try with 2.6.31.5 on Fedora 12.

I am out of CD-R's , can't burn the yesterday downloaded
iso until tomorrow.

troublemaker05 · 11-20-2009, 02:59 PM

Thank you very much knudfl! That's very nice of you.