Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 18:28:03 +0000, David Dawson wrote: >> Magnus Pedersen wrote: >> >> > David Dawson wrote: >> >>>> >> >> Thanks! ... >> >>> What does dmesg give your right after: >> >>> >> >>> - you plug in the device? >> >> This: >> >> usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 >> >> usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice >> >> >> >> >> >>> - you modprobe the module? >> >> This: >> >> Linux video capture interface: v2.00 >> >> usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx >> >> /usr/src/modules/spca5xx/drivers/usb/spca5xx.c: spca5xx driver >> >> 00.60.00 registered >> > >> > And even after this you dont get /dev/video ? >> >> That's correct. >> I tried using MAKDEV, but it only created stuff in /dev/.static/dev > > That happens because udev should normally handle the device nodes > automatically. What messages do you get if you start > > udevmonitor > > and then plug in the camera? I get the following: UEVENT[1176670280.086049] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2 UEVENT[1176670280.086132] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/usbdev4.3_ep00 UEVENT[1176670280.089077] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0 UDEV [1176670280.089077] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2 UEVENT[1176670280.089137] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/usbdev4.3_ep81 UEVENT[1176670280.089149] add@/class/usb_device/usbdev4.3 UDEV [1176670280.124411] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/usbdev4.3_ep00 UDEV [1176670280.127800] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0 UDEV [1176670280.219247] add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/usbdev4.3_ep81 UDEV [1176670280.260397] add@/class/usb_device/usbdev4.3
> > One other thing: Is your system old enough to have been upgraded from a > version of Debian which still used hotplug? In that case you have to > make sure that the hotplug package is now purged (not just removed). > It is old enough, but I have removed and purged hotplug some time ago. I was aware of that issue. That is: apt-get remove hotplug --purge As a parenthetical note, I have an elcheapo webcam which is detected, the module is loaded and the /dev/video0 device created just perfectly, so I am sure udev is doing its job, in the case of that device -- If you wrestle in the mud with a pig. you both get dirty, and the pig likes it. -- Dave Dawson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
