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I want to install the genius facecam 300 driver on ubuntu 12.04 64bit. I saw this website that seems to be useful: http://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/11269/; But I do not know how should I use it exactly. How can I install that driver? |
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If you want to apply that patch, you will need to recompile the kernel. Instructions for doing so can be found here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile/ With that in mind, the patch in question appears to be adding an additional USB ID to an existing driver. It is possible to patch additional IDs into a driver at runtime, so you might be able to get get away without going through a recompile. You may want to try this even if you plan to recompile the kernel, since it should be enough to verify that the hardware works. First of all, load the driver in question: Now you need to tell the driver about the new device ID: At this point, the driver should bind to the new device. If it doesn't, try unplugging and replugging it. You should see a new The patch also sets a flag saying that images from this particular device are vertically flipped, so you might notice that in video applications. I am not sure how you could fix that without the kernel recompile assuming the video application you're using doesn't have some way to correct for this. |
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cheeseto test whether it is working, because in ubuntu generic driver work almost every time. Unlike windows, you don't need to install driver for each component – Web-E Jul 9 '12 at 11:16gspca_pac7302driver, and it looks like the version of that module in 12.04 doesn't yet recognise the questioner's hardware's USB ID. It isn't simply asking for a software recommendation. – James Henstridge Jul 10 '12 at 7:55