Yes, same problem :-( Adam
-----Original Message----- From: Ivan R. Judson [mailto:jud...@mcs.anl.gov] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:50 PM To: 'ULM AccessGrid'; 'Fred Dech' Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys 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/VENUE_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.py > > 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 > >
