Bug#569091: Uses obsolete V4L1 API

[Damyan Ivanov]

-=| gregor herrmann, Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:07:21AM +0100 |=-
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:06 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> 
> > > > I'll try the package on the eee and see if it works.
> > The sample scripts give more-or-less same results as you reported, but 
> > the led on the camera never lits, which makes me wonder if anything is 
> > ever fetched from the camera.
> 
> Do you get infos back from the camera like in my output? If yes, then
> there should be some kind of communication :)

Yes, some of the scriipts report the camera min/max resolution, model, 
etc.

> But the question with the LED is good. I admit that I haven't 
> checked
> yesterday but it worked the last time I checked, and I will have a
> look later today.

It could be something with the my camera too. Cheese takes up to 10 
seconds to show the image (after liting the LED).

> > Maybe the test scripts die too early when no tuner is found, maybe 
> > they are targetted at tv-tuner cards.
> 
> AFAICS some are and some partly. IIRC I tried with a simpler script
> some time ago (which I have deleted of course but maybe we can write
> up something quickly).

I think we better do. The patch is rather invasice and it would be 
nice if we have some prove it actualy improves things :)

I am unlikely to do this soon, unfortunately so help (esp. from people 
having dealt with cameras, this includes you gregor (:) is 
appreciated!
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