Logitech webcam installation

Jinouchi · 09-12-2009, 01:02 AM

Well, I've been trying for some time to install a driver for an old webcam I have laying around, but I seem to be having some trouble. I can't get past making it:

Code:

$ sudo make all
make -C "/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/build" SUBDIRS="/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6" modules V=1 USER_OPT="-DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-686'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (		\
	echo;								\
	echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";		\
	echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";	\
	echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.";	\
	echo;								\
	/bin/false)
mkdir -p /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6
   gcc-4.1 -Wp,-MD,/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/.qc-driver.o.d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.3/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -Os   -fno-stack-protector -m32 -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i686 -ffreestanding -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fomit-frame-pointer -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign   -DNOKERNEL -DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1  -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(qc_driver)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(quickcam)" -c -o /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/.tmp_qc-driver.o /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c
In file included from /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:47:
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/quickcam.h:129:1: warning: "BIT" redefined
In file included from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
                 from include/linux/cache.h:4,
                 from include/linux/time.h:7,
                 from include/linux/videodev2.h:59,
                 from include/linux/videodev.h:16,
                 from /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/quickcam.h:95,
                 from /home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:47:
include/linux/bitops.h:6:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c: In function ‘qc_i2c_init’:
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:824: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘lock’
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:825: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c: In function ‘qc_isoc_start’:
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:1867: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c: At top level:
/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.c:3009: error: unknown field ‘hardware’ specified in initializer
make[2]: *** [/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6/qc-driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/username/qc-usb-0.6.6] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-686'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Error 2

Unfortunately I haven't gotten much into coding yet, so I'm not really sure what's wrong. Perhaps I need to comment out a line in the makefile or install some additional libraries?

lutusp · 09-12-2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jinouchi

Well, I've been trying for some time to install a driver for an old webcam I have laying around, but I seem to be having some trouble. I can't get past making it:

[ snip compilation list ]

Unfortunately I haven't gotten much into coding yet, so I'm not really sure what's wrong. Perhaps I need to comment out a line in the makefile or install some additional libraries?

Compiler issue: You haven't said whether the source is compatible with the current gcc version. It is not uncommon for revisions to the computer to render a lot of old source code invalid.

Kernel issue: Have you tried locating a compiled version of the driver for your distribution and version? Drivers, in particular if they live in kernel space, tend not to remain compatible for very long without maintenance and upgrades.

Jinouchi · 09-14-2009, 11:12 AM

Well, I already tried using gcc 4.1, 4.3 and 3.4, and none of them worked. I got gcc 2.95 from debian's repo, and I can't compile that either:

Code:

gcc -c  -DIN_GCC   -g -O2     -I. -I.. -I. -I./.. -I./../config -I./../../include decl.c
decl.c: In function `start_struct':
decl.c:4451: error: argument "code" doesn't match prototype
ch-tree.h:736: error: prototype declaration
make[2]: *** [decl.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/username/tmp/gcc-2.95-2.95.4.ds15.orig/gcc-20011006/gcc/ch'
make[1]: *** [cc1chill] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/username/tmp/gcc-2.95-2.95.4.ds15.orig/gcc-20011006/gcc'
make: *** [all-gcc] Error 2

So... What's that mean?