You were right! /dev/video was a directory, I changed it for a softlink to /dev/video0 and it worked. Thanks a lot. Simon On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Eric Jorgensen wrote: > simonb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > The problem is, when I try to use my programs for image capture, I get the > > error: > > ioctl VIDIOCGCAP: Bad file descriptor > > > > As far as I know, that's a problem with the driver. > > Looks like a bad file descriptor to me. Are you sure your /dev/video > /dev/video0 etc are all correct? I've heard there are some cases > (devfs?) where /dev/video is a directory instead of a file. That'd do > it. > > - Eric > > > On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Eric Jorgensen wrote: > > > > > simonb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I'm having problems trying to work with my video card, it's a Zoltrix > > > > Genie TV, my computer is a PIII 933Mhz running Red Hat 7.1 with the > > > > kernel 2.4.5. > > > > > > > > When I load the modules, the kernel sends the following message: > > > > > > > > i2c-core.o: i2c core module > > > > i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module > > > > Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > > > > bttv: driver version 0.7.68 loaded > > > > bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) for capture > > > > bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). > > > > bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:0a.0, irq: 19, latency: 64, memory: 0xfa000000 > > > > bttv0: subsystem: 15b0:400d => Zoltrix Genie TV / Radio => card=46 > > > > bttv0: model: BT878(Zoltrix Genie TV/FM) [insmod optiobttv:n] > > > > i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 registered as adapter 0. > > > > bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found > > > > bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found > > > > i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered. > > > > tuner: chip found @ 0xc0 > > > > tuner: type set to 21 (Temic NTSC (4039 FR5)) > > > > bttv0: i2c attach [Temic NTSC (4039 FR5)] > > > > i2c-core.o: client [Temic NTSC (4039 FR5)] registered to adapter [bt848 > > > > #0](pos. 0). > > > > > > > > seems that the problem is that the card is not found (bttv: Bt8xx card > > > > found (0)), but in /proc/pci, I have: > > > > > > > > > Poppycock! > > > > > > 0: In REAL operating systems, the first device is 0 > > > > > > 1: it SAYS it found it > > > > > > 2: Ignore those messages that say you don't have a particular chip. > > > Normal. > > > > > > 3: It found the tuner, too > > > > > > 4: Do you have an *actual problem? Or are you just confused about the > > > messages? > > > > > > - Eric > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Video4linux-list mailing list > > > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Video4linux-list mailing list > > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
