Logitech Quickcam Express, compilation error

huepfendes_schaf · 04-07-2006, 09:03 AM

Hello
I want lo install my logitech quickcam on fedora core 5.
When I try to install the qc-usb driver, I receive this error:

Quote:

/home/laurent/download/qc-usb-0.6.3/qc-driver.c:3031: error: unknown field ‘owner’ specified in initializer
/home/laurent/download/qc-usb-0.6.3/qc-driver.c:3031: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/home/laurent/download/qc-usb-0.6.3/qc-driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/laurent/download/qc-usb-0.6.3] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.16-1.2080_FC5-i686'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Error 2
ls: quickcam.ko: No such file or directory

My kernel version is 2.6.16
Does anybody can give me some advice

Schaf

/bin/bash · 04-09-2006, 07:52 PM

Yeah I got that too when I went to 2.6.16 kernel.

I edited the file qc-driver.c and at line 3031 I commented out this section:

Code:

/*
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
        owner:          THIS_MODULE,
#endif
*/

Don't ask me why this only appeared in the latest kernel. I've been building the quickcam driver for years without much problem.

paragn · 04-10-2006, 12:26 AM

hi,
The simple answer to your errors is that, above 2.6.15 kernels, usb_device struct now don,t contain any owner field

paragn · 04-10-2006, 12:33 AM

hi,
for FC5 prebuilt rpm is

Quote:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/o...6.rpm?download

EDIT
Sorry above link is for Quickcam Communicate and Messenger only

/bin/bash · 04-10-2006, 04:57 AM

So how to make that code work?

Code:

#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
        #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,16)
                owner:          THIS_MODULE,
        #endif
#endif

Would that work?

huepfendes_schaf · 04-10-2006, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by /bin/bash

Yeah I got that too when I went to 2.6.16 kernel.

I edited the file qc-driver.c and at line 3031 I commented out this section:

Code:

/*
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
        owner:          THIS_MODULE,
#endif
*/

Don't ask me why this only appeared in the latest kernel. I've been building the quickcam driver for years without much problem.

I did this now, and then I compiled the driver without problems. But in the next step of the installation, I receive this error:

Quote:

insmod: error inserting './quickcam.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
=== Leaving root mode ===
quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol video_devdata
quickcam: Unknown symbol video_devdata
quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol video_unregister_device
quickcam: Unknown symbol video_unregister_device
quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol video_register_device
quickcam: Unknown symbol video_register_device
[!] The QuickCam driver failed to load!

Had nobody the same error? What can I make against it?

/bin/bash · 04-10-2006, 10:58 PM

Did you build your current kernel with the sources you are using to build quickcam?

After I commented out the owner section I didn't have any more problems and the driver works fine.

huepfendes_schaf · 04-11-2006, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by /bin/bash

Did you build your current kernel with the sources you are using to build quickcam?

I installed the kernel-devel package. With older kernels, in this package was everything I needed to make the webcam work.
Any advice?

paragn · 04-11-2006, 07:37 AM

hi all,
can anyone try FC5 rpm for Quickcam Express driver from

Quote:

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/down...41&aid=1468243

huepfendes_schaf · 04-11-2006, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paragn

hi all,
can anyone try FC5 rpm for Quickcam Express driver from

When I install it, fedora crashes...
This rpm only ignores my error and continues the installation and then the screen becomes black

paragn · 04-11-2006, 10:24 AM

hi,
how its possible i test it on my system?? did u got any errors in rpm installation??

paragn · 04-11-2006, 10:28 AM

hi,
ok once u install rpm can u able to see dmesg output if yes can post last few lines

huepfendes_schaf · 04-11-2006, 11:08 AM

I can't see the error message during the installation, because my screen becomes black, and then I have to restart my computer. But I think it must be the same error, as I descibed in post6. And the rpm doesn't stop the installation after this error, and then it crashes.

In dmesg is no new message.

I don't know what to do...

paragn · 04-11-2006, 11:12 AM

ok then check /var/log/messages last few lines

huepfendes_schaf · 04-11-2006, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paragn

ok then check /var/log/messages last few lines

I neither receive a message in /var/log/messages, when I install the rpm.

When I install the tar file, I receive in /var/log/messages:

Quote:

Apr 11 17:41:18 x1-6-00-0d-60-ff-74-49 kernel: quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol video_devdata
Apr 11 17:41:18 x1-6-00-0d-60-ff-74-49 kernel: quickcam: Unknown symbol video_devdata
Apr 11 17:41:18 x1-6-00-0d-60-ff-74-49 kernel: quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol video_unregister_device
Apr 11 17:41:18 x1-6-00-0d-60-ff-74-49 kernel: quickcam: Unknown symbol video_unregister_device
Apr 11 17:41:18 x1-6-00-0d-60-ff-74-49 kernel: quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol video_register_device
Apr 11 17:41:18 x1-6-00-0d-60-ff-74-49 kernel: quickcam: Unknown symbol video_register_device