18 Jun
2010
18 Jun
'10
7:19 p.m.
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 03:15:41PM -0400, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Up until now, I had to build the gspca driver separately, every time I upgraded those servers with the cameras attached. I also *always* have to do something - mostly reinstall - when I upgrade the boxes, mostly older, with nvidia drivers. (And let's not talk about the newest upgrade to FC 13, which has none....)
And what is the problem with the dkms-gspca stuff at rpmforge?
Even such a large install as CentOS/RHEL can't cover all hardware.
Nor should it have to. There exist vetted 3rd-party repos that provide support for much that EL does not.
John
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