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RHEL 3, videodev module not found
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| swagat 2006-02-27, 5:47 pm |
| Hi all!
I am trying to install qc-usb module for Logitech quickcam express on
my SGI prism server running on RHEL 3. But now qc-usb module requires
videodev module to be installed first. I am not able to find "videodev"
module for RHEL 3 on net.
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# uname -a
Linux godavari 2.4.21-sgi306rp13 #1 SMP Wed Aug 3 14:14:32 PDT 2005
ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux
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I am using 2.4.x kernel on 64bit Itanium processor. I found that there
are no video modules present in my system as is evident from following
output
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# cd /lib/modules/2.4.21-sgi306rp13/kernels/drivers
# ls -F
block/ char/ input/ misc/ net/ scsi/ usb/ xscsi/
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It shows that there are no video drivers. This is the reason why
modprobe fails.
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# /sbin/modprobe videodev
modprobe: Can't locate module videodev
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I don't know where to get these modules. Is it already there in the
kernel and I would have to just activate it? If yes, then how? If it is
not present in my system, where can I find these video modules and how
do I install them.
Please help.
Regards,
swagat
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| Lenard 2006-02-27, 5:47 pm |
| swagat wrote:
> Hi all!
> I am trying to install qc-usb module for Logitech quickcam express on
> my SGI prism server running on RHEL 3. But now qc-usb module requires
> videodev module to be installed first. I am not able to find "videodev"
> module for RHEL 3 on net.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> # uname -a
> Linux godavari 2.4.21-sgi306rp13 #1 SMP Wed Aug 3 14:14:32 PDT 2005
> ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I am using 2.4.x kernel on 64bit Itanium processor. I found that there
> are no video modules present in my system as is evident from following
> output
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # cd /lib/modules/2.4.21-sgi306rp13/kernels/drivers
> # ls -F
> block/ char/ input/ misc/ net/ scsi/ usb/ xscsi/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> It shows that there are no video drivers. This is the reason why
> modprobe fails.
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> # /sbin/modprobe videodev
> modprobe: Can't locate module videodev
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> I don't know where to get these modules. Is it already there in the
> kernel and I would have to just activate it? If yes, then how? If it is
> not present in my system, where can I find these video modules and how
> do I install them.
Try downloading the kernel-source rpm for you kernel and re-build the kernel
or build the module. Here's a couple of links to get you started;
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/.../ch-kernel.html
http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/...uild-HOWTO.html
Hint: look at the Multimedia devices and USB Multimedia devices sections
You might want to download the kernel-unsupported rpm first.
--
"A personal computer is called a personal computer because it's yours,
Anything that runs on that computer, you should have control over."
Andrew Moss, Microsoft's senior director of technical policy, 2005
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