Thanks Sam I think it has open permissions lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Dec 1 00:14 /dev/video -> /dev/video0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 0 Dec 1 00:14 /dev/video0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 1 Dec 1 00:14 /dev/video1 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 2 Dec 1 00:14 /dev/video2 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 3 Dec 1 00:14 /dev/video3 > > On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 02:25:45AM -0500, Ruben I Safir wrote: > > When I load xawtv it gets this error message: > > > > This is xawtv-3.17, running on Linux/i686 (2.2.16) > > visual: id=0x22 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24 > > x11: 1280x1024, 32 bit/pixel, 5120 byte/scanline, DGA > > /dev/video: ioctl VIDIOCSFBUF: Operation not permitted > > waitpid: No child processes > > v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway > > /dev/video: ioctl VIDIOCSFBUF: Operation not permitted > > waitpid: No child processes > > v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway > > v4l: 1280x1024, 32 bit/pixel, 5120 byte/scanline > > wmhooks: gnome > > > > Does your user have write permissions to /dev/video? > > -- > Sam Phillips <samp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.dasbistro.com/sdp > Aztech Cyberspace Reno, Nevada > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
