The default Lenny kernel, of stable, sucks. Alternatives from backports?
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less /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-cache search linux bpo
apt-cache search bpo
apt-get update
apt-cache search bpo
less /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-cache search linux bpo
apt-cache search bpo
apt-get update
apt-cache search bpo
uname -a
ls
dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.26-bpo.1-686_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
lq
ls
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-686_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
apt-get -f install
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-686_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
apt-get -f install
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-686_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
wget http://www.backports.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/ -O es
less es
grephttp es
elinks http://www.backports.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/ > es
less es
grephttp es
grephttp es | grep common | grep 686
grephttp es | grep common
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-686_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
grephttp es | grep common | grep common | gr
grephttp es | grep common | grep common | grep 13
wget http://www.backports.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-common_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-common_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.26-bpo.1-686_2.6.26-13~bpo40+1_i386.deb
reboot
ps aux
And Wahooooo Installation of webcam success!! As I guessed, backported kernels are better compiled
Oups... .
I am sorry, I didnt try this one:
Code:
So why not install the provided gspca module
aptitude install gspca-modules-2.6.26-1-686
or use the provided source.. (Version table: 01.00.20-1 0)
aptitude install gspca-source
I did the hack install before...
I wish I had, but I guess I already tried this, and it never worked.
From the log I'd say that the kernel-tree is not install. This should be quite easily fixed by running apt-get install linux-tree-2.6.26.
Quote:
Originally Posted by frenchn00b
this will sure not work
to install a webcam, only experts, I mean almost no one on those forums can make a backported kernel.
It is too too far difficult
Actually it shouldn't be so hard. Sure, Debian uses some extra patches in their kernel, but in order to use a more recent kernel I think you can skip those and simply copy the configuration of the existing kernel, maybe add a few things which have been added since and you're done.
Maybe nobody did a backport yet because 2.6.26 is recent enough for users. Not everybody always needs the latest kernel.
Quote:
Originally Posted by frenchn00b
soo I proved it in 30 minutes that backported are made by genious !!
Well, congratulations. You may now get yourself some ice-cream...
Quote:
Originally Posted by frenchn00b
hence
Lenny kernel by default = crap
Maybe it would have worked if you would have spent a few minutes trying to solve the problem "the conventional way". Or, as has been suggested, checking if the gspca-driver is in the repository, which I can confirm from checking just a minute ago.
From the log I'd say that the kernel-tree is not install. This should be quite easily fixed by running apt-get install linux-tree-2.6.26.
Actually it shouldn't be so hard. Sure, Debian uses some extra patches in their kernel, but in order to use a more recent kernel I think you can skip those and simply copy the configuration of the existing kernel, maybe add a few things which have been added since and you're done.
Maybe nobody did a backport yet because 2.6.26 is recent enough for users. Not everybody always needs the latest kernel.
Well, congratulations. You may now get yourself some ice-cream...
Maybe it would have worked if you would have spent a few minutes trying to solve the problem "the conventional way". Or, as has been suggested, checking if the gspca-driver is in the repository, which I can confirm from checking just a minute ago.
ok, apologies, please to be read without deep thinking. I really Love Debian, and also its 2.6.26 kernel (crap for sure not, but for my installation not working)!
I tried loooot looot to compile well kernels as backported but never managed to do it as they did. Then bug reports said : that i am not alone in this case, and loooooot of users have problems with kernel / video and such install.
http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_com...on_debian_etch http://www.tux.org/~tbr/debiankernelpkg/
Both of these talk you through manually compiling the kernel and then turning that into a deb package so it can be tracked by the ackage manager. I have compiled and installed a kernel on Debian myself so it is definitely possible and not that hard at all. use the existing .config file as your base and all the currently installed options will remain. It's then up to you to install the rest that you need.
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