Re: [SLUG] Quickcam on Mandrake 10.1

From: Mike Branda (realraccoon@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sun May 08 2005 - 15:42:48 EDT


On Sun, 2005-05-08 at 11:30 -0400, Joe Brandt wrote:
> I am trying (rather unsuccessfully) to get my Logitech Quickcam Express
> working under Mandrake 10.1 Official kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdk.
>
> I found this site http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/ and downloaded their
> module program. In trying to compile this module I get the error "Invalid
> module format".
>
> A google search indicated old module-init-tools, but mine are mine are
> current.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Joe Brandt

Joe,

I didn't check the link and the module details but as a quick thought,
the 2.6 kernels use .ko modules instead of the 2.4 .o's. Usually there
is some code that has been patched to things that are 2.6 compatible to
allow for the differences (modversions.h is a big one). You might start
there.

Mike Branda Jr.

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