On Tuesday 27 May 2003 03:38 pm, Tom Wesley wrote: > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 20:30, Ernie Schroder wrote: > > I just emergerd the "camstream" package for frame capture with my > > logitek quickcam. The driver is loaded and the application runs as > > root I have opened up permissions to camstream as below: > > > > # ls -l /usr/bin/camstream > > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 369236 May 27 14:12 > > /usr/bin/camstream > > > > But, although I can start the program as user, it doesn't find the > > camera. I suppose I need to give user permission to the device but > > darned if I can find the device name. below is pertinant lines from > > dmesg: > > > > > > Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > > usb.c: registered new driver quickcam > > USB Quickcam Class ff SubClass ff idVendor 46d idProduct 840 > > USB Quickcam camera found using: $Id: quickcam.c,v 1.111 2003/01/27 > > 09:41:03 tuukkat Exp $ > > quickcam: probe of HDCS1000 sensor = 08 00 id: 08 > > quickcam: HDCS1000 sensor detected > > > > I did find this: > > ls -l /dev/v4l/video0 > > crwxrwx--- 1 root video 81, 0 Dec 31 1969 > > /dev/v4l/video0 > > > > (user is in group "video") > > I must have overlooked something... > > the device file is probably > /dev/video0 > or maybe a number greater than zero if you have more than one video > device.
Tom, Good idea, I immediately felt kind of dumb, but /dev/video0 is a link to /dev/v4l/video0 $ ls -l /dev/video0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 10 May 27 13:55 /dev/video0 -> v4l/video0 What now? -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
