[Bug 8745] ov511 webcam does not work

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------- Additional Comments From timeoff.in.highlands at gmail.com  2005-06-23 21:55 UTC -------
(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > When an ov511 based webcam is attached to the USB bus, the ov511 driver is
> > loaded fine, and /dev/video0 is nicely created. Trying to access the new device
> > fails though:
> > 
> > > cat /dev/video0
> > cat: /dev/video0: Cannot allocate memory
> > 
> > The problem occurs when running as root, so it's probably not a permission
issue.
> > This of course also occurs from any v4l application accessing the device, like
> > camorama, camstream, etc.
> > Problem found in kernel version 2.6.10-5-amd64-k8
> 
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Maybe the driver is not 64 bit compatible have you tried it under the i386
kernel?
> > 
> > Regards
> > chuck
> 
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Maybe the driver is not 64 bit compatible have you tried it under the i386
kernel?
> > 
> > Regards
> > chuck
> 
> I haven't tested in 32 bit mode, however the driver works perfectly in a vanilla
> kervel version 2.6.10 under 64 bit Gentoo - so it's not a 64 bit issue.

Have also had similar problem on Hoary 32bit, driver is loaded fine but 

cat /dev/video0
cat: /dev/video0: Function not implemented

Strangely the cam worked fine in Warty.


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