Update the kernel ... for compile new module driver webcam

Hello, I'm French

The latest kernel is the 2.6.17.xx

For webcam they are new driver 'spga',

explain at http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html :
--------------------------------------------------

" Spca5xx-v4l1-Goodbye module version 0.60.00 date: 01/05/2006
212 Webcams supported.
NEW ANOUNCE !!
v4l1 is now deprecated, that mean spca5xx have to change, this version set as spca5xx-v4l1-Goodbye, is the last one supporting both Kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x series !!
a new branch code name GSPCA-V1 is born and only support kernel upto 2.6.16. the new name:
"Generic Softwares Package for Camera Adaptator" mean that the package should provided a Linux kernel driver, a smart webcam application and in the futur a userspace driver. "

FOR DOWNLOAD GSPCA DRIVER : http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca50x/Investigation/Gspca/
--------------------------------------------------

But for compile it, MEPIS need the kernel upto 2.6.16.

New kernel for mepis can be arrived in the futur ?

Thank you

----------------------------------
Webmaster of http://mepis.new.fr/
----------------------------------