It looks like you are running these programs as root so that shouldn't be the problem, but you might need to change the permissions on /dev/video* for normal users to get at those devices What modules do you have loaded after you run modprobe ibmcam? I know that while it was loading most of the usb stuff on my laptop it wasn't loading the uhci driver for my USB controller. Are you using other usb devices? Chris Tooley On Mon, 2001-12-10 at 16:24, Steven Brunasso wrote: > Hey all, > > I feel rather foolish with this, but can someone point me to my problem. I > have an IBM Camera that loads properly, it seems. I just can't access it > from the video software. > > The USB Bus sees the camera as: > T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 > B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 > D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00 > S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub > S: SerialNumber=6400 > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms > T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 > D: Ver= 1.01 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=03 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=0545 ProdID=8080 Rev= 3.01 > S: Product=USB PC Camera > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=256mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=03 Prot=00 Driver=ibmcam > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 0 Ivl= 1ms > I: If#= 0 Alt= 1 #EPs= 1 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=03 Prot=00 Driver=ibmcam > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS=1022 Ivl= 1ms > > The ibmcam module loads and triggers on the proper camera, I believe. But > the software vctrl and vcat say no device, or can't open. > > [root@ip21 videox]# ./vctrl > sorry, no such device /dev/video > [root@ip21 videox]# ./vcat > Can't open /dev/video > > I have the following Device for the video listed: > > [root@ip21 videox]# ll /dev/video* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Dec 10 14:25 /dev/video -> > /dev/video0 > crw------- 1 root root 81, 0 Aug 30 13:30 /dev/video0 > crw------- 1 root root 81, 1 Aug 30 13:30 /dev/video1 > crw------- 1 root root 81, 2 Aug 30 13:30 /dev/video2 > crw------- 1 root root 81, 3 Aug 30 13:30 /dev/video3 > > What am I missing. I know it must be something simple with my config > somewhere. > > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
