the new kernel 2.6.27 have new gspca v2 driver. The new driver need external v4lib http://moinejf.free.fr/gspca_README.txt All "old" application using webcam still not working. but trying the cam with svv is working good. Ref : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11952 Reproducible: Always
V4L library Most applications don't know how to decode the raw frames generated by the driver, and also, many of them do not speak the V4L2 interface. To make them work, you need the V4L application library found at: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~hgoede/v4l-dvb To generate: cd v4l2-apps/lib/libv4l/ make (and as root) make install (the installation is done under /usr/local) To use it with a mono-threaded: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so <application> To use it with a multi-threaded application: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/ export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so <application> Applications - without the library - luvcview: OK with JPEG webcams / KO with other webcams - mplayer: OK - with the library - camorama: often OK but KO with some webcams - cheese: OK - effectv: OK - skype: OK - vlc: OK - xawtv: OK - xcam: OK - zapping: KO I think in the future all ebuild using webcam have to use this lib. (but I'm not a developed and I can be wrong....)
can be solved add something in /etc/env.d/v4l with something like that export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/ export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so but i'm not sure this is the right solution.
I'm stupid... i didn't read emerge info of this package Sorry
