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Old 07-26-2006, 01:58 PM   #1
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Question spca5xx driver for version 2.6.13-15.11 kernel?


I am trying to install my Pixart webcam, but I can't seem to find the driver for my kernel version.
The other versions install themselves in other folders and can't be accesed by the system.
What can I do? Is there a place where I can download the right driver?
 
Old 07-26-2006, 05:36 PM   #2
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Here you go:

http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
 
Old 07-29-2006, 12:22 PM   #3
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Thanks, but isn't there a way to install the driver without compiling from source? My connection isn't that good, and it's kinda hard to download a 200Mb+ kernel-source in order to compile it... (it takes 24 hours!)
 
Old 07-31-2006, 11:21 AM   #4
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Yes - I should have read the thread more carefully. The package listing for SuSe 10.0 from the above link indeed shows that only the following modules are available:

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kernel-module-spca5xx-2.6.13-15.8-0.57.11-1.i586.rpm [K352] [V4L1] Version 0.57.11
kernel-module-spca5xx-2.6.13-15.8-0.60.00-1.i586.rpm [K352] [V4L1] < 01/05/2006 > Version 0.60.00
And if these did not work with your 2.6.13-15.11 kernel, I don't know any other way to deal with the situation than moving to a more recent kernel. But I'm not an expert nor a supporter of .rpms, so let's hope there is someone else who might be able to help you.
 
Old 07-31-2006, 11:32 AM   #5
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Thanks anyway.
I'll keep looking. A new driver version must appear one of these days
 
  


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