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diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt index 04986efb731..0b69e4ee8e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction - The file ../drivers/char/c-qcam.c is a device driver for the -Logitech (nee Connectix) parallel port interface color CCD camera. + The file ../../drivers/media/parport/c-qcam.c is a device driver for +the Logitech (nee Connectix) parallel port interface color CCD camera. This is a fairly inexpensive device for capturing images. Logitech does not currently provide information for developers, but many people have engineered several solutions for non-Microsoft use of the Color @@ -61,29 +61,19 @@ But that is my personal preference. 2.2 Configuration The configuration requires module configuration and device -configuration. I like kmod or kerneld process with the -/etc/modprobe.conf file so the modules can automatically load/unload as -they are used. The video devices could already exist, be generated -using MAKEDEV, or need to be created. The following sections detail -these procedures. +configuration. The following sections detail these procedures. 2.1 Module Configuration Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the -parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.conf of: +parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf of: alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 c-qcam -will cause the kmod/modprobe to do certain things. If you are -using kmod, then a request for a 'char-major-81-0' will cause -the 'c-qcam' module to load. If you have other video sources with -modules, you might want to assign the different minor numbers to -different modules. - 2.2 Device Configuration At this point, we need to ensure that the device files exist. @@ -203,11 +193,11 @@ The V4L2 API spec: http://v4l2spec.bytesex.org/ Some web pages about the quickcams: - http://www.dkfz-heidelberg.de/Macromol/wedemann/mini-HOWTO-cqcam.html + http://www.pingouin-land.com/howto/QuickCam-HOWTO.html http://www.crynwr.com/qcpc/ QuickCam Third-Party Drivers http://www.crynwr.com/qcpc/re.html Some Reverse Engineering - http://cse.unl.edu/~cluening/gqcam/ v4l client + http://www.wirelesscouch.net/software/gqcam/ v4l client http://phobos.illtel.denver.co.us/pub/qcread/ doesn't use v4l ftp://ftp.cs.unm.edu/pub/chris/quickcam/ Has lots of drivers http://www.cs.duke.edu/~reynolds/quickcam/ Has lots of information |