Hi Ben you forgot to do # modprobe videodev then /dev/video[n] will get created correctly
try it ;-) -JoJo On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying the same thing, without success. I'm running Ubuntu > Intrepid. > > > I'm trying to follow the instructions at > http://groups.google.com/group/microdia/web/testing-microdia-driver-draft > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/forays/webcam/microdia$ make clean all > ... > LD [M] /home/ben/forays/webcam/microdia/microdia.ko > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-10-generic' > ctags: no input files specified. > Try `ctags --help' for a complete list of options. > make: *** [ctags] Error 1 > > hmm. According to this thread here it is all ok: > http://groups.google.com/group/microdia/browse_thread/thread/709160c0ded023b6 > > So I continue: > $ sudo insmod ./microdia.ko > insmod: error inserting './microdia.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module > > Try as per the thread says > $ sudo modprobe compat_ioctl32 > $ sudo insmod ./microdia.ko > > but camorama complains of there not being a /dev/video0. Taking the > thread's instructions, > sudo depmod -a > sudo mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0 > sudo chmod 777 /dev/video0 > > but camorama is still complaining it can't find it. And the following > doesn't work either: > mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:outfmt=i420:fps=30 > > > I also tried the > git checkout --track -b development origin/development > suggestion, but insmod gave the same error: > insmod: error inserting './microdia.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module > > > > > Thanks! > ben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Lets make microdia webcams plug'n play, (currently plug'n pray) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Visit us online https://groups.google.com/group/microdia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
