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FS#4848 - pwc doesn't work in kernel 2.6.17

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Börje Holmberg (linfan) - Friday, 23 June 2006, 12:55 GMT
Last edited by Dale Blount (dale) - Friday, 23 June 2006, 13:02 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Paul Mattal (paul)
Architecture not specified
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.2 Gimmick
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

After updating to kernel26ARCH-2.6.17 pwc won't work anymore for my TouCam Philips webcam.

Before it was possible to pacman -S pwc. This doesn't work any more.

modprobe pwc
FATAL: Could not open '/lib/modules/2.6.17-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc.ko': No such file or directory
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in 2.6.16 kernels pwc.ko is in

/lib/modules/2.6.16-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/media/pwc.ko

while in 2.6.17 it is to be found in

/lib/modules/2.6.17-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc.ko

I think the pwc package cannot be installed as there is no directory called drivers/usb/media in 2.6.17

Regards,

linfan
This task depends upon

Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sunday, 02 July 2006, 07:23 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  kernel 2.6.17.3 contains patch from 2.6.18
Comment by Börje Holmberg (linfan) - Saturday, 24 June 2006, 09:22 GMT
Ok, I fixed it manually

Kernel 2.6 + module
- - - - - - - - -

1) download the file http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/files/pwc-10.0.12-rc1.tar.bz2
(or the last available file on the site)
2) unpack the file using the command command:
# tar xjf pwc-10.0.12-rc1.tar.bz2
3) compile the module (this needs the source of your actual kernel to
be installed)
# cd pwc-10.0.12-rc1
# make
4) login as root
# su
5) In case an older version of the module was already installed, use
the following commands to delete that module, if not go to 6)
# find /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ -name "pwc*.ko*"
# rm <name of the file.ko>
6) Copy the new modules to the old ones
# make install
or
# cp pwc.ko <path to the folder of original pwc.ko module>
For example: /lib/modules/`uname -r`/{misc,extra}
# depmod -a
7) Unload the old module(s) or reboot the machine
# rmmod pwc
# rmmod pwcx
# modprobe pwc

Regards,

linfan

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