Would a usb camera be /dev/input/video instead of /dev/video ? or isnt there a generic type of device like for mice. On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Manuel McLure wrote: > On 2001.04.14 10:58 Dave Terry wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I recently installed RedHat 7, update 2 on a new Dell machine. Tonight I > > bought an IBM PC Camera after seeing that the default kernel had already > > provided ibmcam.o as a module. > > > > I can 'modprobe ibmcam' with no problems (it's there when I run lsmod), > > but when I start xawtv I get the following: > > > > ----- begin xawtv output ----- > > > > This is xawtv-3.18, running on Linux/i686 (2.2.17-14) > > visual: id=0x21 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x22 class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x23 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x24 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x25 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x26 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x27 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x28 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x29 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x2a class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x2b class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x2c class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x2d class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x2e class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x2f class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > visual: id=0x30 class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24 > > image format list for port 49 > > 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed > > 0x32315659 (YV12) planar > > 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed > > 0x30323449 (I420) planar > > Xv: using port 49 for hw scaling > > x11: 1280x1024, 32 bit/pixel, 5120 byte/scanline, DGA > > can't open /dev/video: No such device > > waitpid: No child processes > > v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway > > open /dev/video: No such device > > can't open /dev/video: No such device > > waitpid: No child processes > > v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway > > open /dev/video: No such device > > no video grabber device available > > > > ----- end xawtv output ----- > > > > Can anyone provide any insight regarding why it doesn't see my camera? > > I've never used USB for anything else, so I'm not sure if I might have a > > USB problem or not (the usbcore and usb-uhci modules are loaded by > > default). > > > > This camera is FCC ID: KSX-X9907. Also, /dev/video is crwxrwxrwx. > > > You may be able to use the CVS ibmcam driver. Go to > > http://www.linux-usb.org/ibmcam/ > > for details. Of course, this depends on which IBM camera you have... I > don't see the FCC ID of your camera on the page, unfortunately. > > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
