nope.. spoke too soon - still does it. I'll try it again on a fresh
install - I may have messed something up when I was trying to get it
to work earlier.
V.
Vincent Meyer wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
> >--
> >Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
> >
> >
