On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 09:50:14 +0100, Mariusz PÄkala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Error message that comes up complains of a missing /dev/v4l/video0 file > > > > I haven't re-compiled my kernel, so that shouldn't be it. > > > > Any suggestions on how to fix my problem? (Or other info you would need?) > > First 'obvious' thing that comes to mind is: kernel module not loaded. > > Have you been using coldplug?
I hadn't been, but I emerged it after you mentioned it. > Have you had modules for your card? (or was the driver hard-compiled-in? > Have you modified /etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2* ? No. > Is the file really missing? # ls -l /dev/v4l It was...there was very little in /dev/ coldplug seems to have fixed the lack of ls -l /dev/v4l and as a quick test xawtv is working happily again Thanks. S -- Scott Rollins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arnprior, ON http://www.scottrollins.ca -- [email protected] mailing list
