Microdia webcam kernel driver project
There is a Microdia project working on an Open Source driver by reverse engeneering (usb sniffing mainly) and some little documentation.
The project has a google group : http://groups.google.com/group/microdia and a launchpad PPA : https://launchpad.net/~nickel62metal/+archive.
You can add:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nickel62metal/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nickel62metal/ubuntu intrepid main
And then install by:
sudo apt-get install microdia-dkms
You can follow the development via git-web : http://repo.or.cz/w/microdia.git
If you want to test the driver (still in development, use at your own risks):
You need to install git first:
sudo apt-get install git-core gitk git-gui git-doc curl
Then clone the "microdia" repository:
git clone http://repo.or.cz/r/microdia.git
Then build the driver:
cd microdia
make
Now load some necessary modules before the microdia driver:
sudo modprobe videodev
sudo modprobe compat-ioctl32
Finally, load the microdia driver (rmmod to unload it):
sudo insmod microdia.ko
You can test the webcam with Ekiga, or mplayer:
mplayer -fps 30 tv://
Do the following so you don't have to insmod everytime you wish to use your webcam after a restart:
sudo cp microdia.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/
sudo depmod -a
Keep in mind that the driver name has changed and it is now called sn9c20x.ko
