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[Dotan Cohen]

On 05/01/2008, Thomas Kaiser <ubuntu at kaiser-linux.li> wrote:
> You run a different kernel then I do. The module should be here:
> ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/ubuntu/gspcav1/media/
>
> Which version of Ubuntu do you use?

Feisty, clean install. I should have mentioned that. Gutsy does not
support my hardware (and yes, I tried anyway and failed, so went back
to Feisty).

> > I do have lots of new information. If I didn't want to learn, trust
> > me, I wouldn't even bother anybody else on the list. Thank you very
> > much, for helping and teaching me. I really do appreciate it.
>
> I had to go through this a long time ago. Learning of your own is hard but
> really good :-)

Like anything else in life. I should mention that I'm in my second
year in university, so learning is one of my good points.

> I really don't see what is going wrong. If you do a modprobe -r gspca and then a
> modprobe gspca you should see this in the kern.log:
>
> Jan  4 23:26:37 localhost kernel: [198696.032759] usbcore: deregistering
> interface driver gspca
> Jan  4 23:26:37 localhost kernel: [198696.033285]
> /home/thomas/Projects/webcam/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: driver gspca
> deregistered
> Jan  4 23:26:41 localhost kernel: [198697.930499] usbcore: registered new
> interface driver gspca
> Jan  4 23:26:41 localhost kernel: [198697.930576]
> /home/thomas/Projects/webcam/gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: gspca driver
> 01.00.20 registered

feisty at feisty-laptop:~$ tail /var/log/kern.log
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] free
 GART = 114032640
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] max
single GART = 114032640
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] total
 LFB  = 134086656
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] free
 LFB  = 110088192
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] max
single LFB  = 110088192
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] total      Inv  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] free       Inv  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] max single Inv  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] total      TIM  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:19 feisty-laptop kernel: [   84.088000] eth0: no IPv6
routers present
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$ modprobe -r gspca
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$ modprobe gspca
WARNING: Error inserting v4l1_compat
(/lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l1-compat.ko):
Operation not permitted
WARNING: Error inserting v4l2_common
(/lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko):
Operation not permitted
WARNING: Error inserting videodev
(/lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.ko):
Operation not permitted
FATAL: Error inserting gspca
(/lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/media/gspcav1/gspca.ko):
Operation not permitted
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$ tail /var/log/kern.log
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] free
 GART = 114032640
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] max
single GART = 114032640
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] total
 LFB  = 134086656
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] free
 LFB  = 110088192
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] max
single LFB  = 110088192
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] total      Inv  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] free       Inv  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] max single Inv  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:11 feisty-laptop kernel: [   75.736000] [fglrx] total      TIM  = 0
Jan  4 23:14:19 feisty-laptop kernel: [   84.088000] eth0: no IPv6
routers present
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$

As the error was "Operation not permitted" I'm assuming that I need to
sudo this, but as this is my work system I am leery about trying sudo
before confirming. Should I sudo those commands?

Dotan Cohen

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