[cpia] MicroTek EyeStar

[Lucien Murray-Pitts]

When I scrape together the cash I might go and get the camera then. :-)

Unless anyone knows of good sources of cheap PPT cpia cameras?

Lucien

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Pregler [mailto:Peter_Pregler@email.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:24 PM
To: Lucien Murray-Pitts
Cc: cpia@risc.uni-linz.ac.at
Subject: Re: [cpia] MicroTek EyeStar


On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 01:06:55PM -0800, Lucien Murray-Pitts wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, that's a start in the right direction then.  I wish
> manufacturers were more "open" about historic products :-/

Actually the manufacturer of the cpia-chip was very open due to someone
inside the company supporting linux.

> Sooooo one would assume that there _IS_ support under Linux for the PPT
> Microtek Eyestar as it should just be another cpia-alike?  I know the
> eyestar 2 is a cpia.

Do a 'modprobe parport_auto' (IIRC) and see in /proc/parport/0 what is
reported. If it is a genuine cpia-chip driving the parport interface
you will find info there and it should work.

-Peter

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