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Topic: PWC driver - missing kmod-usb-pwc

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Post #1
vjahns
14 May 2008, 16:15

I am trying to hook up a Philips PVC680K on a NSLU2 running OpenWRT kamikaze 0.9. Is the kernel module available at a place to download? That would be great!

ipkg kmod-usb-pwc returns error

root@OpenWrt:/lib/modules/2.6.21.6# ipkg install kmod-usb-pwc 
Nothing to be done
An error ocurred, return value: 4.
Collected errors:
Cannot find package kmod-usb-pwc.
Check the spelling or perhaps run 'ipkg update'

What I use as repositories

src release http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/7 … 6/packages
src packages http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/packages/armeb
src X-Wrt http://downloads.x-wrt.org/xwrt/kamikaz … 6/packages
src optware http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa … s/unstable
src backports http://downloads.openwrt.org/backports/0.9

Any help is much appreciated.

Post #2
forum2008
14 May 2008, 19:05

Compile trunk from source by yourself and use your own package repository.

Post #3
vjahns
15 May 2008, 11:57

Compiling is a necessary, but not sufficient step on getting the Philips PVC680K to work.

The procedure works as follows:

compile kernel, packages from openwrt
flash image to NSLU2
add the following packages:
  kmod-video-core_2.6.25.1-ixp4xx-1_armeb.ipk
  kmod-video-pwc_2.6.25.1-ixp4xx-1_armeb.ipk

edit /etc/ipkg.conf and add repositories as spec. above
install packages
  setpwc
  w3cam
  libpng

Then shoot your first image

/opt/bin/vidcat -s 160x120 -q 100 -p y -d /dev/video0 >/usr/local/tmp/test.jpg

(Last edited by vjahns on 15 May 2008, 13:42)

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