SRU LP #269123 stkwebcam kernel-module doesn't support all the webcams supported previously with stk11

[Jim Lieb]

On Thursday 15 January 2009 08:30:02 Stefan Bader wrote:
> Jim Lieb wrote:
> > This is a backport of the stk11xx driver from SourceForge.  It was in
> > Hardy but did not make it to Intrepid.  The patch is quite large due to
> > its inclusion of the (new) driver files.  Both reporters have confirmed
> > it works with both amd64 and i386.
> >
> > git://kernel.ubuntu.com/lieb/ubuntu-intrepid.git lp269123
> >
> > Proposing for SRU for Intrepid.
> >
> > The upgraded stkwebcam driver in Jaunty (2.6.28) should be tested
> > prior to proposing for Jaunty.  Those changes were not attempted due
> > to the rework between .27 and .28.
> >
> > Jim
>
> Alright, I had some time to look at the driver. The problem here is that
> this new driver takes the same IDs as the stk-webcam driver which is in
> Intrepid and also build and shipped. So for this reason the backported
> driver has to go into lbm.
>
> Stefan
Sure if that is the consensus.  All I need is a pointer on how to do it.  We
already know that the driver works for the reporters.  Pointer please?
-- 
Jim Lieb
Ubuntu Kernel Team
Canonical Ltd.