Re: [Hampshire] Trouble finding wireless card or webcam on n…

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Author: Adam Cripps
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Trouble finding wireless card or webcam on new laptop install.
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Alan Pope <alan@???> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 11:47 +0100, Adam Cripps wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Alan Pope <alan@???> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 11:31 +0100, Adam Cripps wrote:
> > > > According to this site [1] all I have to do is update my kernel to
> > > > above 2.6.24 or above and these drivers should be there. Is there a
> > > > quick way to do this?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Upgrade to Ubuntu Hardy when it comes out in ~12 days. (or earlier if
> > > you don't mind the possibility of something breaking in the interim).
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Al.
> >


Ubuntu 8.04 successfully manages the wireless card (or so it seems in
the early days), but the webcam has not been recognised by Gnome. So,
overall, I'm pleased to be sat back downstairs.

I'll tackle the webcam later this weekend, but a quick look at
/var/log/syslog shows that the kernel is seeing the webcam as it
reports thus when I switch the card on and off -

Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak kernel: [ 4521.570237] usb 7-3: new high speed
USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak kernel: [ 4521.715650] usb 7-3: configuration
#1 chosen from 1 choice
Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak kernel: [ 4521.715942] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00
device USB 2.0 Camera (04f2:b022)
Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507930.550223]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001').
Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507930.603954]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001_if0').
Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507930.619192]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001_if1').
Apr 18 09:38:50 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507930.638347]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001_if0_video4linux').
Apr 18 09:38:55 squeak kernel: [ 4526.839265] usb 7-3: USB disconnect, address 8
Apr 18 09:38:55 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507935.692051]
nm_hal_device_removed(): Device removed (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001_if0_video4linux').
Apr 18 09:38:55 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507935.692173]
nm_hal_device_removed(): Device removed (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001_if0').
Apr 18 09:38:55 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507935.692249]
nm_hal_device_removed(): Device removed (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001_if1').
Apr 18 09:38:55 squeak NetworkManager: <debug> [1208507935.692319]
nm_hal_device_removed(): Device removed (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f2_b022_SN0001').

TIA
Adam
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