YES!!! That seems to be the problem.. I created the link to dev0,
and devfs thinks it's a directory - and isn't happy about it..
changing to call the program with video0 instead fixes the problem.
Now, how do we get the packages that use video4linux (gqcam,
w3cam, etc) updated to reflect that they should use video0 instead?
Thanks for solving the mystery for me!
Vinny
>--- Original Message ---
>From: Florin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Date: 9/9/01 1:08:49 PM
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vincent Meyer) writes:
>
>I have the same one here. It works likea charm.
>Ok,, it complains about a missing /dev/video. Don't create that
link,
>because /dev/video is a directory according to devfs.
>
>Simply run gqcam -v /dev/video0 and it should work. Eventually
modify the
>entries of the menu in your favourite Window Mangager.
>
>Do you have the dynamic package installed ? Alson make sure
you have the
>latest devfsd.
>
>cheers,
>
>> Yes to all three: IS a USB cam (Logitech Quickcam), DO have
hotplug
>> installed, and DO have devfs on the boot entry in lilo...
>>
>> Thanks, though.. at least I have it set up right.
>>
>> Vinny
>>
>> Florin wrote:
>> >
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vincent Meyer) writes:
>> >
>> > > OK, this one is really weird.
>> > >
>> > > open a console window, run gqcam. Bombs because there
is no /dev/video.
>> > > Go into /dev, and ls vid*, shows an entry video0
>> > > Create a link /dev/video --> /dev/video0
>> > > run gqcam again, and there's a picture! that is, for
about 30 seconds.
>> > > After that picture has funny colors, and console shows
input/output
>> > > errors from the camera... Close gqcam, type ls vid* again,
and
>> > > there is NO video0 anymore, but now there's a video1 !!
>> > > Remove the link, create a new one video --> video1
>> > > run gqcam again - same thing! good pic for about 30 sec,
then I/O
>> > > errors. Close the program and look, and now /dev/video1
is gone!
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas?
>> > >
>> > > V.
>
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>Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
>
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