Bug 8058 - mgeai3a2, gspca_stv06xx webcam,black screen
Summary: mgeai3a2, gspca_stv06xx webcam,black screen
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Thomas Backlund
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Keywords: PATCH
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Reported: 2012-11-13 08:47 CET by episteme promeneur
Modified: 2015-02-12 01:11 CET (History)
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Description episteme promeneur 2012-11-13 08:47:14 CET 
Description of problem:


my logitech webcam does not work with kernel 3.5 and 3.6

see

my bug reports https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49591

for a qick definition of pb see :
- description
- comment #1, #2, #14
Comment 1 episteme promeneur 2012-11-16 11:51:10 CET 
mageia 3 a3 with all updates
nouveau driver

with icewm

cheeze, kopete : same result, black screen

with kde using xrender

cheeze, kopete : same result, black screen
Comment 2 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-17 14:47:28 CET 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 6596 ***

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE

Comment 3 episteme promeneur 2012-11-25 10:44:17 CET 
i think it is not the same pb as bug #6596

and there is now a solution

i worked with the former main dev of gspca driver JF Moine (moinejf at free.fr)

there is now 2 patches :

one for webcam using gspca_stv06xx driver

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/57306

one for webcam using gscpa_ov534 driver

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/57295


they have been tested by MIB, Rosalabs team and me :
- me
tested model : logitech quickam express

mandriva 2010.2 i586 with kernel 3.5.4, 35.7, 3.6.5
rosa 2012.1 beta 2 x86_64  with kernel 3.6.8

- Mib Nicolo Constenza (abitrules at yahoo.it)
tested 3 models: Trust/Philips/TechMedia

rosa 2012.1 x86_64 with kernel 3.6.8

- Rosalabs

they are currently testing

so please port the patches to the kernel of mageia 3

Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED
Resolution: DUPLICATE => (none)

Comment 4 episteme promeneur 2012-11-25 10:57:20 CET 
also why not porting to kernel of mageia 2 if using kernel 3.5 ?
Comment 5 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-25 11:08:36 CET 
oki (in mga2 we will only have 3.4 not above)

Keywords: (none) => PATCH
Assignee: bugsquad => tmb
Summary: mgeai3a2, gspca webcam,black screen => mgeai3a2, gspca_stv06xx webcam,black screen
Source RPM: (none) => kernel

Comment 6 episteme promeneur 2012-11-25 11:22:01 CET 
there is no pb with 3.4 for webcam using stv06xx

for those using ov534 i don't know
Comment 7 episteme promeneur 2012-11-25 11:25:00 CET 
the patches would be ported to 3.8 by kernel team (linus and Greg)
Comment 8 Nic Baxter 2015-02-12 00:51:07 CET 
Should this stay open?

CC: (none) => nic

Comment 9 episteme promeneur 2015-02-12 01:11:51 CET 
pb fixed with recent kernel

Status: REOPENED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
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