Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:33:15 -0800 From: "Kevin Downey" <redchin@gmail.com> To: "Luigi Rizzo" <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call for Testers: FreeBSD webcam driver (and more) Message-ID: <1d3ed48c0702051633w39c52fa6kf414199e0f1f6e35@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070130170443.A49225@xorpc.icir.org> References: <20070130170443.A49225@xorpc.icir.org>
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On 1/30/07, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> wrote: > I think I reached a first interesting milestone in my project > to build an emulation layer to compile linux device drivers on FreeBSD. > > I managed to build a FreeBSD port of the linux 'gspca' driver (which claims > to support 228 different webcams) with basically no modifications to > the original source. So it would be good if someone could give a try > to this code, either on -current or -stable, keeping in mind that > this is NOT PRODUCTION READY yet. > > More details on how the thing works are at > > http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/FreeBSD/linux_bsd_kld.html > > together of course with source code, and even binary modules > for FreeBSD 6.2. > Basically I would like to know how it builds/works on -current, > have reports on cameras that work with it and those which don't > and so on. The driver supports the Video4Linux API so it should > be useful for a variety of applications. very cool. But how do you know if it works? what applications can be used with this and how do you set them to use this? I have a Quickcam Chat which apears to be supported by the linux gscpa driver(sorry I am away from it right now or I would post a dmesg). How would I access the cameras video feed? -- The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred.
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