Felix H. Dahlke wrote: > On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 18:25 -0500, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >> Between releases, stable is only updated to fix RC bugs. > > Does that imply that there is no kernel release within one stable life > cycle? If so, why are there 2.6.30 packages in lenny? > What I'm currently hoping for is that the package gspca-modules will be > released for kernel 2.6.30 (and that it will indeed contain the commit I > desire) - should I? > I don't think my issue (support for a particular webcam) qualifies as an > RC bug. > > The package I'm looking for (gspca-modules) is not yet in testing or > unstable. However, the source package it apparently originates from > (linux-modules-extra), _is_ in testing, at version 2.6.30. > > Although Stan posted a lovely guide, I'd prefer to not build my own > kernel if I can avoid it - this is not for my own PC. > What I could imagine is installing the linux-2.6.30 binary kernel and > building my own linux-modules-extra. Would anything (besides gspca) be > missing if I'm using linux-2.6.30 in lenny?
Hi, gspca has been inside the kernel since 2.6.27 onward. This is from the actual Squeeze stock Debian kernel : grep -i gspca /boot/config-2.6.30-2-amd64 CONFIG_USB_GSPCA=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_CONEX=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_ETOMS=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_FINEPIX=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_MARS=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_MR97310A=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_OV519=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_OV534=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_PAC207=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_PAC7311=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SONIXB=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SONIXJ=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SPCA500=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SPCA501=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SPCA505=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SPCA506=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SPCA508=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SPCA561=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SQ905=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SQ905C=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_STK014=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_SUNPLUS=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_T613=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_TV8532=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_VC032X=m CONFIG_USB_GSPCA_ZC3XX=m modprobe -l | grep gspca kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_main.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_conex.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_etoms.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_finepix.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_mars.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_mr97310a.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_ov519.ko kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_ov534.ko [...] So from 2.6.27 you don't need any other source package, just userland tools. If you add debian backport to your sources.list I believe you'll have access to a 2.6.30 kernel, with gspca compiled as a module most probably. Hope it helps. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
