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Bug #120434 (r5u87x-rfp)
Comment #35

Comment 35 for bug 120434

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Franck (alci) wrote on 2008-12-08: Re: [Bug 120434] Re: [needs-packaging] Ricoh R5U870 Webcam Driver

#35

Hi think the dkms package won't work with recent versions of the kernel
(Intrepid). The development seems to have moved to a user space driver,
so it would be nice if we could package it...
I don't know how to do it, I think one have to play with udev and such
to trigger driver loading...

Franck

Le dimanche 07 décembre 2008 à 00:05 +0000, Andres Mujica a écrit :
> Hi, there's a repo with a DKMS package for this module, it's maintained
> by TJ so you can give it a try.
>
> PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND DISABLE THE REPO
> AFTER INSTALLING THE PACKAGE
>
> TJ's comment with instructions for enabling PPA repo
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5705645&postcount=13
>
> TJ's PPA
> https://edge.launchpad.net/~intuitivenipple/+archive
>
> TJ's VAIO efforts:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=465491
>
> Needs Packaging Bug
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/120434
>