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I recently purchased a Kinect for Windows and quickly discovered that the camera drivers included in linux kernel 3.0+ aren't compatible with the Kinect for Windows hardware revision. After looking at the source code it seems like a tiny modification is all that is required for compatibility, so I've been trying to recompile the driver - to no avail.

I've been referring to this article and this one as well, though they are a bit outdated.

When I try to compile the module, I get an error because the header file "gspca.h" can't be found in the include path. I located the missing header in my filesystem, but the file itself is empty. I've also tried downloading the kernel source (3.2.0-24-generic), which allowed me to compile the module, but when I load the module I get an error.

-1 Unknown symbol in module

Is there a standard way to go about this without first building the kernel? Will building the kernel ensure that I can build the module?

Thanks

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Is there a standard way to go about this without first building the kernel? Will building the kernel ensure that I can build the module?

  • If you get that error, no. You can force-load the module, and it will most probably work, but you won't be able to debug it and this method is not recommended.

  • The error occurs because you're missing the module.symvers module symbol database.

  • The only proper way to generate that file is to execute a full build of the kernel -- this will let you build the module.
  • Be very careful to configure the kernel exactly to stock specifications unless you intend to install and run on the built kernel.
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