Messages in this thread | | | From | "Dunlap, Randy" <> | Subject | RE: webcam II & kernel compiling | Date | Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:56:58 -0700 |
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Hi Joe,
> I have 2 questions. > > 1) Who is working on the webcam II cpia driver. Under NT I can get 15 > to 25 fps, while Linux seems to be limited to 15 max. Is this a hard > coded value in the lernel somewhere and is there plans for changing > this? (I know that this is an experimental driver, but > rebooting to NT is just not what I want to do. 8-)
See http://webcam.sourceforge.net/ for current driver. I don't know if it's any faster though. Are you using the parallel or USB camera?
> 2) I recently read that when upgrading to a new kernel you should not > compile the new kernel in /usr/src/linux . If I upgrade to a > new kernel > what is the 'proper method' and what other program will I need to > recompile to take full advantage of the new kernel? (the more detail > the better and please email just me and not the kernel list )
There was a big email thread about this. You could do as Linus says that he does and build it in /home/joeja/..., such as /home/joeja/kernel/v2.4-test8/ or whatever naming convention you like.
For the other software needed for 2.4 kernels, you'll need to read /your_path_choice/linux/Changes . It lists all software updates that are needed. [If you want to read it before downloading all of the Linux 2.4 kernel, I can send it to you tomorrow or you should be able to view it at a Linux xref web site.]
~Randy
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