[AG-TECH] USB Support for AG 1.0

[Tom Coffin]

awesome documentation!

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At 09:36 AM 6/26/2002 +0900, shudo at ni.aist.go.jp wrote:
   >From: Don Morton <morton at cs.umt.edu>
   >
   >> I've received a USB Kritter Cam and want to run it off a
   >> machine in which I've installed the AG 1.0 Redhat ISO
   >> available at www.accessgrid.org (dated 14 June 2001).
   >
   >My brief investigation concluded that the Kritter USB has not worked
   >on Linux.  The camera has Divio's NW801 chipset and I could not find a
   >device driver for it.  Would someone corret me if I overlooked something.
   >
   >Some of USB cameras are supported by Linux.  I has been happy with a
   >camera with the OV511 chipset as once I have reported.
   >
   >  Linux OV511/OV518 Driver
   >  http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/
   >
   >  CPiA webcam driver for Linux
   >  http://webcam.sourceforge.net/
   >
   >  Linux support for Philips USB webcams
   >  http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/
   >
   >
   >The following list of USB cameras is an extract from a document
   >(Documentation/Configure.help) in Linux kernel tar ball:
   >
   >
   >USB IBM (Xirlink) C-It Camera support
   >CONFIG_USB_IBMCAM
   >  Say Y here if you want to connect a IBM "C-It" camera, also known as
   >  "Xirlink PC Camera" to your computer's USB port.  For more
   >  information, read <file:Documentation/usb/ibmcam.txt>.
   >
   >USB OV511 Camera support
   >CONFIG_USB_OV511
   >  Say Y here if you want to connect this type of camera to your
   >  computer's USB port. See <file:Documentation/usb/ov511.txt> for more
   >  information and for a list of supported cameras.
   >
   >Philips webcam support
   >CONFIG_USB_PWC
   >  Say Y or M here if you want to use one of these Philips USB webcams:
   >  PCA645, PCA646, PCVC675, PCVC680, PCVC690, PCVC730, PCVC740, or
   >  the Askey VC010. The PCA635, PCVC665 and PCVC720 are not supported
   >  by this driver and never will be.
   >
   >  This driver has an optional plugin, which is distributed as a binary
   >  module only.  It contains code that allow you to use higher
   >  resolutions and framerates but may not be distributed as source.
   >  But even without this plugin you can these cams for most
   >  applications.
   >
   >  See <file:Documentation/usb/philips.txt> for more information and
   >  installation instructions.
   >
   >  The built-in microphone is enabled by selecting USB Audio support.
   >
   >USB SE401 Camera support
   >CONFIG_USB_SE401
   >  Say Y here if you want to connect this type of camera to your
   >  computer's USB port. See <file:Documentation/usb/se401.txt> for more
   >  information and for a list of supported cameras.
   >
   >USB STV680 (Pencam) Camera support
   >CONFIG_USB_STV680
   >  Say Y here if you want to connect this type of camera to your
   >  computer's USB port. This includes the Pencam line of cameras.
   >  See <file:Documentation/usb/stv680.txt> for more information and for
   >  a list of supported cameras.
   >
   >Vicam
   >CONFIG_USB_VICAM
   >  Say Y here if you have 3com homeconnect camera (vicam).
   >
   >QuickCam BW Video For Linux
   >CONFIG_VIDEO_BWQCAM
   >  Say Y have if you the black and white version of the QuickCam
   >  camera. See the next option for the color version.
   >
   >QuickCam Colour Video For Linux
   >CONFIG_VIDEO_CQCAM
   >  This is the video4linux driver for the colour version of the
   >  Connectix QuickCam.  If you have one of these cameras, say Y here,
   >  otherwise say N.  This driver does not work with the original
   >  monochrome QuickCam, QuickCam VC or QuickClip.  It is also available
   >  as a module (c-qcam.o).
   >  Read <file:Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt> for more information.
   >
   >W9966 Webcam (FlyCam Supra and others) Video For Linux
   >CONFIG_VIDEO_W9966
   >  Video4linux driver for Winbond's w9966 based Webcams.
   >  Currently tested with the LifeView FlyCam Supra.
   >  If you have one of these cameras, say Y here
   >  otherwise say N.
   >  This driver is also available as a module (w9966.o).
   >
   >  Check out <file:drivers/media/video4linux/w9966.txt> and
   >  <file:drivers/media/video/w9966.c> for more information.
   >
   >CPiA Video For Linux
   >CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA
   >  This is the video4linux driver for cameras based on Vision's CPiA
   >  (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Labs Video
   >  Blaster Webcam II. If you have one of these cameras, say Y here
   >  and select parallel port and/or USB lowlevel support below,
   >  otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III.
   >
   >CPiA USB Lowlevel Support
   >CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_USB
   >  This is the lowlevel USB support for cameras based on Vision's CPiA
   >  (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Webcam II.
   >  If you have the USB version of one of these cameras, say Y here,
   >  otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III.
   >  It is also available as a module (cpia_usb.o).
   >
   >
   >
   >  Kazuyuki Shudo, Ph.D.		shudo at ni.aist.go.jp, http://www.shudo.net/
   >  Grid Technology Research Center
   >  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
   >
   >


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Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu