If you use Doug Kosovic's packages, you'll be in better shape. Doug has been working on the "official" fedora core 2 packaging that will emerge when 2.3 is released.
--Ivan > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > [mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Fred Dech > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:20 AM > To: christoph ganser > Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > i started to submit a Bugzilla yesterday, but stopped because > the binary version of AG2.2 i installed is not the official > AG2.2. it is a Fedoraized > AG2.2 rpm set from the UK. > i have noticed that the nodeConfig file generates a parsing > error upon read-in. the serviceconfig associated with the > service associated with the video resource fails consistently > to be parsed correctly on the 'port' field (which is actually > called the 'input' field in the error message. on a hunch, i > changed the fieldname to 'input' but that did not help) upon read in. > e.g., > [serviceconfig1] > encoding = h261 > streamname = Video > framerate = 24 > standard = NTSC > bandwidth = 800 > quality = 75 > port = S-Video > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > config: invalid value for input: (null) > valid choices for "input": "Television", "Composite1", > "S-Video", "Composite3" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > the official release AG2.2 binary pukes (and i should submit > that in Bugzilla although if i search, i'm sure someone > already has) on a FedoraC2 box at the very end when it is > referencing or sourcing some > AG2 .py scripts. > so i 'may' try and build AG2.2 on that system from source. > > --fred > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 10:07AM, christoph ganser said: > > hi list > > > > Fred Dech wrote: > > > i'm going to start looking at my saved config files, > etc. and the > > args > > >that are sent to VIC when it is started from within the > Venue Client > > >to try and figure out why things aren't working. > > > > i have the same problem with the ports. > > > > the ag-config-file seems to me ok. > > the file passed to vic as a script (/tmp/xyz.vic) is also ok. > > > > i guess either vis does not understand the script commands > or vic has a bug! > > > > regards > > > > christoph > > > > >--fred > > > > > >On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 01:49PM, Ivan R. Judson said: > > > > > >>This might be too elementary to have not been done, but have you > > >>tried reconfiguring using the Node Management stuff and > saving your > > >>new configuration? > > >> > > >>Instructions are at: > > >> > > >> > > > >>http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/documentation/VEN > > >>UE_CLIEN T_MANUAL_HTML/VenueClientManualHTML.htm > > >> > > >>Look under section 2.13 Managing your node > > >> > > >>--Ivan > > >> > > >> > > >>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>>[mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of ULM AccessGrid > > >>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:42 PM > > >>>To: 'Fred Dech' > > >>>Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > >>> > > >>>The port problem has been filed under bug 1067. > > >>> > > >>>I have tried everything to fix the port problem. Even if I > > >>>hardcode the values it reverts back to Composite1. > > >>> > > >>>Thanks > > >>> > > >>>Adam > > >>> > > >>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>>[mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Fred Dech > > >>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:07 PM > > >>>To: ULM AccessGrid > > >>>Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > >>> > > >>>yeah. i believe the video port issu is a feature that should be > > >>>investigated further. > > >>> > > >>>all this time i assumed i wasn't transmitting video > because my two > > >>>sources don't show up on VIC. i actually decided to test with > > >>>another node to see what came up when i was swapping out S-Video > > >>>for composite, etc. it turns out that when i've configured my > > >>>VideoProducerServices to S-Video, rather than TV (i have > to do this > > >>>whenever i start up the Venue Client, but it sticks when > switching > > >>>venues), and i've switched my video transmission ports from > > >>>composite1 to S-Video each time i enter a venue, then i > actually am > > >>>transmitting correct (more or less) video to other clients > > >>>connected to the venue. > > >>>i just can't see my video sources at my node. > > >>>i disabled my firewall, thinking that this might be caused by > > >>>blocked loopbacks as was discussed relating to RAT last week. > > >>>but that is not the problem, apparently, since VIC still doesn't > > >>>display my streams. > > >>> > > >>>'anybody else running into this? > > >>> > > >>>thanks. > > >>> > > >>>--fred > > >>> > > >>>On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:43AM, ULM AccessGrid said: > > >>> > > >>>>I have sort of the same problem. My VICs all default to > > >>> > > >>>composite1. > > >>> > > >>>>If I manually change the port in the vic menu to > > >>> > > >>>Composite2, I see my > > >>> > > >>>>video > > >>> > > >>>just > > >>> > > >>>>fine. As soon as I change rooms it defaults back to > > >>> > > >>>Composite1. It's > > >>>like > > >>> > > >>>>it ignores the node management resource settings for > the ports. > > >>>> > > >>>>Any other linux users running 2.2 have this problem??? > > >>>> > > >>>>Note, I do not have opprey cards. I am running pinnacle > > >>> > > >>>PCTV Pro cards. > > >>> > > >>>>This is because they support PCI-X slots (which my machines > > >>> > > >>>have more > > >>> > > >>>>of > > >>> > > >>>the > > >>> > > >>>>regular pci slots) But the problem sounds the same :-) > > >>>> > > >>>>Thanks > > >>>> > > >>>>Adam > > >>>> > > >>>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>>From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>> > > >>>[mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf > > >>> > > >>>>Of Fred Dech > > >>>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:00 AM > > >>>>To: Andrew Daviel > > >>>>Cc: AG Tech List > > >>>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > >>>> > > >>>>On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 06:15PM, Andrew Daviel said: > > >>>> > > >>>>>On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Fred Dech wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>i believe that i have a configuration problem aside > from AG2.2 > > >>>>>>with > > >>>> > > >>>>these > > >>>> > > >>>>>>Osprey100 cards. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>when i run xawtv, should i be able to see the output > of one of > > >>>>>>these cards? i've tried using the -device option but haven't > > >>>>>>found anything it would accept. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>xawtv = Linux ?? > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>it's part of the AG2.2 install prereqs, if i remember right. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>If so, there should be entries in the syslog and the > bttv module > > >>>>>should > > >>> > > >>>be > > >>> > > >>>>>installed (lsmod |grep bttv) . There's install options > > >>> > > >>>for bttv.o to > > >>> > > >>>>>set the card type, BTW, if it's not autodetected (affects > > >>> > > >>>which port > > >>> > > >>>>>is > > >>>> > > >>>>assigned to TV, s-video > > >>>> > > >>>>>etc.) > > >>>>> > > >>>>>May need "alias char-major-81 bttv" in /modules.comf > > >>> > > >>>(should be set > > >>> > > >>>>>by > > >>>>>kudzu) to install module automatically > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Cards should also show up with "lspci", e.g. > > >>>>>00:0b.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree > Corporation Bt878 > > >>>>>Video Capture (rev 02) > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Cards should show up (nowadays) in /dev/video0, video 1 > > >>> > > >>>etc so try > > >>> > > >>>>>xawtv -c /dev/video0. I think it still defaults to > > >>> > > >>>/dev/video which > > >>> > > >>>>>is now a directory. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>It should be possible to run multiple copies of xawtv one > > >>> > > >>>for each card. > > >>> > > >>>>>I use it a lot for testing video (and for watching TV at > > >>> > > >>>home ....) > > >>> > > >>>>thanks for the detailed description, Andrew. > > >>>> > > >>>>this system has bttv installed, and they show up in > modeprobe and > > >>>>lspci shows 2 Bt878 Video Captureres. > > >>>> > > >>>>i'm firing up xawtv -c /dev/video0 i'll be damned. i can see > > >>>>myself. and i'm having a bad hair day... > > >>>>huh. > > >>>>i must have been pointing toward the wrong device IDs in my > > >>> > > >>>previous > > >>> > > >>>>attempts. > > >>>>i think i did point at /dev/video1(2) at some point and got > > >>> > > >>>nothing, > > >>> > > >>>>but didn't bother to right-click. it defaults to PAL > and TV. it > > >>>>works much better as NTSC and S-Video :-P > > >>>> > > >>>>xawtv -c /dev/video0 and > > >>>>xawtv -c /dev/video1 both work. > > >>>> > > >>>>so i guess it Is an AG config problem. i still get blue > > >>> > > >>>screens in my > > >>> > > >>>>two sub-VICS, and i don't show up at all in the master-VIC. > > >>>> > > >>>>i hacked at > > > >>>>/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/AccessGrid/Platform/unix/Config.p > > >>>>y > > >>>>complements of Adam Taylor.... > > >>>> > > >>>> def GetResources(self): > > >>>> > > >>>> deviceList = dict() > > >>>> > > >>>> videodevpath = '/dev' > > >>>> v4lctlexe = '/usr/bin/v4lctl' > > >>>> > > >>>> if os.path.exists('/sys/class/video4linux'): > > >>>> videodevpath = '/sys/class/video4linux' > > >>>> # Get list of devices > > >>>> cmd = "ls /sys/class/video4linux | grep video" > > >>>> fh = os.popen(cmd,'r') > > >>>> for line in fh.readlines(): > > >>>> device = os.path.join('/dev',line.strip()) > > >>>> deviceList[device] = None > > >>>> fh.close() > > >>>> ... > > >>>> > > >>>>so i can get these two VideoProducerServices in my AG Node > > >>> > > >>>Managment: > > >>> > > >>>>VideoProducerServices /dev/video0 Enabled > > >>>>VideoProducerServices /dev/video1 Enabled > > >>>> > > >>>>Configuration for both: > > >>>>streamname Video > > >>>>port S-VIdeo > > >>>>encoding h261 > > >>>>standard NTSC > > >>>> > > >>>>when i select 'Menu' on my sub-VICs, i have: > > >>>>'Device' v4I- BT878 video (Hauppauge (bt848)) > > >>> > > >>>/dev/video0(1) 'Signal' > > >>> > > >>>>NTSC 'Port' option always defaults to Composite1 > whenever i change > > >>>>venues?? > > >>>>changing it to S-Video doesn't seem to help, though. > still no me. > > >>>> > > >>>>this is getting to be very time-consuming. > > >>>> > > >>>>--fred > > >>> > > >>> > > > > > > -- > > Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Center for Product > Development > > Tannenstrasse 3 - CLA E 14.1 > > 8092 Zurich - Switzerland > >
