Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3138 mails)

[Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>]

  I want to install a module for my webcam, the docs tells me to unpack
the archive and issue the make command.  

  Instructions :


   1) download the file
http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/files/pwc-10.0.6.tar.bz2
      (or the last available file on the site)
   2) unpack the file using the command command:
        # tar xjf pwc-10.0.6.tar.bz2
   3) compile the module (this needs the source of your actual kernel to
      be installed)
        # cd pwc-10.0.6
# make
   4) login as root
        # su

  Result:

Mike@P-733:~/DownLoads/WebCam> ls
camE-1.9-100.SuSE.jeo.1.i586.rpm  INSTALL.en  pwc-10.0.6a 
pwc-10.0.6a.tar.bz2

Mike@P-733:~/DownLoads/WebCam> uname -r
2.6.4-52-default

Mike@P-733:~/DownLoads/WebCam> cd pwc-10.0.6a

Mike@P-733:~/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a> ls

Makefile     pwc-dec1.h   pwc-if.c     pwc-misc.c   pwc-uncompress.c
philips.txt  pwc-dec23.c  pwc-ioctl.h  pwc-nala.h   pwc-uncompress.h
pwc-ctrl.c   pwc-dec23.h  pwc-kiara.c  pwc-timon.c
pwc-dec1.c   pwc.h        pwc-kiara.h  pwc-timon.h

Mike@P-733:~/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a> make

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default/build
SUBDIRS=/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/                                            pwc-10.0.6a modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52'
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  SPLIT   include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
scripts/basic/split-include: include/config: Permission denied
make[1]: *** [include/config/MARKER] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52'
make: *** [default] Error 2


  I see a permission denied error (fourth line above) so I su'ed to root
and reran the make command

  Result:

Mike@P-733:~/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a> su
Password:
P-733:/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default/build
SUBDIRS=/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52'
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  SPLIT   include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
***          inconsistencies
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep

  {snippage this part seemed normal}

 CC      arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s
  CHK     include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
  UPD     include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
  CC [M]  /home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.o
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c: In function
`pwc_isoc_init':
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:821: warning: unused
variable `intf'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c: In function
`pwc_isoc_cleanup':
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:937: warning: implicit
declaration of function `usb_kill_urb'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c: At top level:
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2081: error: parse
error before numeric constant
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2081: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2081: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2081: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2082: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2082: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2082: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2082: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2083: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2083: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2083: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2083: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2084: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2084: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2084: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2084: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2085: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2085: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param_named'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2085: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2085: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2086: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2086: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2086: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2086: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2087: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2087: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2087: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2087: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2089: error: parse
error before "int"
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2089: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param_array'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2089: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2089: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2090: error: parse
error before numeric constant
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2090: warning: type
defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_param_array'
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2090: warning: function
declaration isn't a prototype
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2090: warning: data
definition has no type or storage class
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2077: warning:
`leds_nargs' defined but not used
/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.c:2079: warning:
`dev_hint_nargs' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a/pwc-if.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [/home/Mike/DownLoads/WebCam/pwc-10.0.6a] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52'
make: *** [default] Error 2

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  I haven't actually tried to compile much in the way of modules or
programs, but I figure it's a skill I want to master as not all software
comes pre-compiled and in a nice RPM file for easy installation.