Errors compiling gspca drivers for the ps3eye

[nickshoe]

Hello all, I looked at some of the past threads in this forum about setting up the ps3eye and none of them are even close to my issue, so here's what happened. I just got my ps3eye today and I started following this tutorial: http://blog.10100111001.com/2009/02/pla ... ng-on.html I thought it was working at first, the ps3eye lit up, I unloaded the drivers successfully with modprobe as instructed, my laptop detected the camera and everything was running fine up until I had to compile the drivers with make, and then I got these errors:

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nick@nick-Inspiron-5721 ~ $ cd gspca-ps3eyeMT
nick@nick-Inspiron-5721 ~/gspca-ps3eyeMT $ ls
COPYING   INSTALL     Makefile        v4l        v4l_experimental
dvb-spec  linux       README          v4l2-apps
hgimport  mailimport  README.patches  v4l2-spec
nick@nick-Inspiron-5721 ~/gspca-ps3eyeMT $ make
make -C /home/nick/gspca-ps3eyeMT/v4l 
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/nick/gspca-ps3eyeMT/v4l'
Updating/Creating .config
Preparing to compile for kernel version 3.3.0
File not found: /lib/modules/3.3.0-24-generic/build/.config at ./scripts/make_kconfig.pl line 32, <IN> line 4.
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `.myconfig', needed by `config-compat.h'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nick/gspca-ps3eyeMT/v4l'
make: *** [all] Error 2

This is where I downloaded the source code http://kaswy.free.fr/?q=node/38#ps3
I'm running Mint 17 on a Dell Inspiron 17R, what do you guys think the issue could be and how would you go about fixing it?

[kyphi]

The instructions on the websites you quoted were published 5 years ago.

I remember the gspca drivers developed by Michel Xhaard, they were used for the webcams of those long gone days.

http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html

If you would like to read about Michel's work here is a URL:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1eIcFf/ww ... b-webcams/#

Webcams in 2014 are uvc (USB Video Class) devices and their drivers are built into the kernel.

[nickshoe]

I'm thinking about getting the Logitech C910, do you think I'd have better luck setting that up?

[kyphi]

Smart choice.

The C910 is a uvc type webcam and will work as soon as you plug it into a USB port - you do need a program such as cheese, guvcview, skype, pidgin, etc to get any visual output. All these programs are in synaptic (or the Software Manager). The CD that comes with the webcam you can use as a coaster for your coffee cup - it is not needed in Linux MInt.

http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/201 ... -hd-webcam