On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 4:07 pm, et wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:35 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > > On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video > > > > source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not > > > > possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My > > > > camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a > > > > /dev/video0 that is linked to /dev/sdb. Can anyone tell me how to do > > > > that, please? > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > Dis you try `ln -s /dev/sdb /dev/video0` ? > > > or maybe a hard link? `ln /dev/sdb /dev/video0` .. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > > Damian > > > > Hi, Damien. > > > > I guess I'm not understanding this well. As a storage device it is seen > > as sdb1. As a pc camera, the hardware list just gives > > > > Vendor: Unknown > > > > Bus: USB > > > > Location on the bus: 0:11b > > > > Description: USB PC Camera > > > > Module: unknown > > > > Media class: > > > > The hard link was not allowed, and the symbolic link didn't work, so I > > must be going about this the wrong way. All ideas gratefully received. > > :-) > > > > Anne > > you might chectk to see what the complete /dev device is for the /sdb?
/dev/sdb. /dev/sdb1 appears when I'm in still picture playback mode - i.e. storage device. . what > exactly was the error message? Error while opening video device /dev/video0, channel 0. A test image will be transmitted. Error while opening the device. > maybe the link format is backwards, or you > need to link to something like /dev/video/video0... sorry I cann't check > right this second as I am still in the process of tunning and installing > 9.1 for myself. on the dual CPU (_my_ main box) and have not yet gotten > around to getting the video working. I do not have any /dev/video of any sort. All ideas welcome. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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