Bug 139916

Summary:	pwc module not part of kernel
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Reporter:	Uwe Beck <ubeck>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Dave Jones <davej>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	4.0	CC:	jturner, pfrields, shillman
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Description Uwe Beck 2004-11-18 19:28:01 UTC

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Description of problem:
The RHEL4_BETA2 kernel 2.6.9 is the first kernel without the pwc
module from Nemosoft. This is correct but a kernel without a pwc
module is bad.

Please see: http://lwn.net/Articles/108005/?format=printable

Patch: Linux 2.6.9-ac4
From:  Alan Cox <alan.org.uk>
To:    Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel.org>
Subject:  	Linux 2.6.9-ac4
Date: 	 	Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:08:07 +0100

-> 2.6.9-ac1
Functionality
o Restore PWC driver (Luc Saillard)

The new opensource PWC driver is available and it would be good to
have this new driver in RHEL4_BETA... and also in final RHEL4 kernel.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.9-1.648_EL

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL4_BETA2
2.
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Actual Results:  no pwc module, Philips webcam does not work

Expected Results:  include new opensource pwc module

Additional info:

Comment 1 Suzanne Hillman 2004-11-19 19:38:26 UTC

Internal RFE bug #140101 entered; will be considered for future releases.

Comment 2 Dave Jones 2004-11-27 06:00:29 UTC

should be fixed in next build.

Comment 3 Jay Turner 2005-01-14 10:02:10 UTC

Fix confirmed in latest kernel.  Closing out.