On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 18:21 +0000, Keith Powell wrote: > On Sunday 31 December 2006 16:42, Gilboa Davara wrote: > > On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 16:35 +0000, Keith Powell wrote: > > > Just before Christmas, I was trying to get my Logitech Quickcam > > > Chat working in FC6. In spite of much help, and spending days > > > trying the different suggestions both from here and elsewhere, I > > > couldn't get it to work. Then Christmas took priority and I had > > > to abandon it. > > > > > > I've now been able to have another look at it. > > > > > > I have the i686 version of the kernel, the i686 kernel-devel with > > > the i386 kernel headers. All for the '2798' kernel > > > > > > Like Gilboa, on another thread, I downloaded the > > > gspcav1-20061216.tar.gz file from mxhaard. > > > > > > But, when I try to compile gspca, I get the following error: > > > > > > > > > [root@localhost gspcav1-20061216]# make > > > make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build > > > SUBDIRS=/home/keith/gspcav1-20061216 CC=cc modules > > > /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686/scripts/gcc-version.sh: > > > line 11: cc: command not found > > > /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686/scripts/gcc-version.sh: > > > line 12: cc: command not found > > > make[1]: cc: Command not found > > > make[1]: Entering directory > > > `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686' CC [M] > > > /home/keith/gspcav1-20061216/gspca_core.o > > > /bin/sh: cc: command not found > > > make[2]: *** [/home/keith/gspcav1-20061216/gspca_core.o] Error > > > 127 make[1]: *** [_module_/home/keith/gspcav1-20061216] Error 2 > > > make[1]: Leaving directory > > > `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686' make: *** [default] > > > Error 2 > > > [root@localhost gspcav1-20061216]# > > > > > > The gspcav1-20061216.tar.gz has worked with another distro, with > > > no errors. > > > > > > > You are missing the kernel development tools. > > $ yum install kernel-devel gcc > > > > - Gilboa > > Gilboa. > > Thank you *very* much for your help. > > The web cam is now working in Kopete. Not tried it with other > programs. > > There's just one thing, though. > > In your instructions on the previous thread, you ended by doing two > modprobes to insert the modules. If I do a modprobe, I get the > message that the command 'modprobe' can't be found. Tried both as > root and as a user. > > Thanks again for your help. I appreciate it. > > Keith > modprobe is in /sbin, which is usually not accessible to average user. So you have to become root (su -) in order to to run binaries from /sbin Another way would be to set sudoers. It's far more elaborate but you don't have to become root every time you try to perform a root action. (this of course in case you are not root already). HTH Calin ================================================= "I suppose you expect me to talk." "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die." -- Goldfinger
