[KLUG Members] webcam

[Bruce Smith]

Suggestion #1:  Update your system!!!
You're running a really old kernel, and if the rest of your system is
that old, you're vulnerable to attack.

> I am trying to get a webcam working on my SuSE 9 system. Installed xawtv 
> and motv. Both do not work and complain about a missing video device 
> (can't open /dev/video0).
> 
> insmod bttv shows the following error:

Are you sure it uses the bttv module?  That module is normally for
TV-tuner cards.  What type of connection does your camera have?
If it's a USB connection, it's probably more like the ov511 module.

BTW, I've installed a PCI TV-tuner card (BTTV) in SuSE 9, and it
automatically detected the card and configured it upon bootup.

What is the make/model of the camera?

> laptop:~ # insmod bttv
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-default/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-default/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: 
> unresolved symbol i2c_bit_del_bus_R237de323
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-default/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: 
> unresolved symbol i2c_master_recv_Rfb9ce31a
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-default/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: 
> unresolved symbol i2c_master_send_R6a3f501d
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-default/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: 
> unresolved symbol i2c_bit_add_bus_Rd157eec9
> laptop:~ #
> 
> and bttv isn't loaded. The usbview shows a camera. I can't find what lib 
> to load to get the missing symbols in bttv resolved. Google does not 
> help here.
> 
> Can I get around bttv? or any thought about what module to load to get 
> bttv working?

 - BS