[Cbe-oss-dev] usb + ps3 + xubuntu

Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven at sonycom.com
Mon Aug 20 19:28:55 EST 2007


On Fri, 17 Aug 2007, HOLLI.AT wrote:
> i'm using the PS3 and run xubuntu (7.04 - feisty) on it - this worked great but than i needed wlan so i had to get a cutom compiled kernel from www.psubuntu.com - so wlan was working but no card reader no usb devices,...
> 
> yesterday i compiled (using git clone .../geoff/....) a new kernel 2.6.23-rc3 and i got wlan + card reader working - thats great...
> 
> but i want to use ekiga (gnome meeting) with a webcam (logitech) but if i do lsusb i receive nothing and ekiga doesn't find a video device...
> 
> what should i do to get usb working?
> 
> do you have any information if the gspca is included in the kernel i use or do i have to compile this as well so the webcam can be used once usb is working?

gspca is not included in the mainline kernel. It's also not included in Geoff's
git tree.

I know Debian has additional packages for gspca (gspca-source,
gspca-modules-*), perhaps Ubuntu has the same?

With kind regards,
 
Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect

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