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[Jim Smith]

Phil Pinkerton wrote:
> The block/character issue used to confuse me also.
>
> Why not burn and install Feisty Herd5 now ?
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> And enjoy your camera.
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> Phil
>
>
> Jim Smith wrote:
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>> Jim Smith wrote:
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>>> Thanks for cleaning the cruft out, I should have,
>>> mknod returned the error "invalid device type '81"" would 'MAKEDEV" work
>>> do you think?
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>>>     
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>> Error on last post. I did clean it out this time. Your "ls" result shows
>> that /dev/video0 is a character device, I would have thought it a block
>> device. I am running Dapper here and if what you say is true maybe I
>> should wait a few weeks for Feisty to be released. (Maybe I will wrap
>> the whole thread up in a tarball and send it to the gurus at LXF
>> magazine for them to muddle over.) I thank you and the rest of the
>> community for the help you have given. While I am waiting perhaps I will
>> add spca5xx to /etc/modules so it will load at boot and I don't have to
>> modprobe it each time.
>>
>> Thanks once again
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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>   
I may do just that. First a Live cd to check things out. BTW if we are
going to Herd5 is that not BSD? Are we moving away from the Linux
Kernel? I have been avoiding the politics and concentrating on getting
this and the other systems I'm responsible for up and going.
 Further checking with Hardinfo shows the spca5xx module loaded with
depends on usbcore (loaded) and videodev(also loaded). As you say, looks
like Feisty must have the missing piece.

Thanks again

Jim