Webcam choice

[Axel Thimm]

On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 05:10:39PM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> I don't know, Bill.  However, it seems atrpms have built this for FC6, so I've 
> installed that.  I plugged the webcam in again, but no success.  Then I 
> wondered whether it needed a modprobe to load it, so I tried that.  Still 
> nothing.
> 
> I did find this in /var/log/messages:
> 
> Nov 12 12:09:41 david Installed: gspcav1-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686 
> 1.00.04-2.fc6.at
> Nov 12 12:09:41 david Installed: gspcav1.i386 1.00.04-2.fc6.at
> Nov 12 12:12:23 david kernel: usb 5-1.2: new full speed USB device using 
> ehci_hcd and address 5
> Nov 12 12:12:23 david kernel: usb 5-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Nov 12 12:12:24 david kernel: gspca: no version for "struct_module" found: 
> kernel tainted.
> Nov 12 12:12:24 david kernel: gspca: version magic '2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 SMP 
> mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1' should be '2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 SMP 
             ^^^
> mod_unload 586 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1'
             ^^^
> 
> I'm sure the clue is there, if I were only able to interpret it :-(

There is a mismatch between i686 and i586, which looks like a known
bug of anaconda:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common

Fix it with installing the i686 kernel (replacing the wrong i586 one):

rpm -Uvh --replacefiles --replacepkgs kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm

-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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