Probably you are not loading the 'videodev' module, it is the responsible for creating the /proc/video entry. Lucas On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:17:33 -0400 "Arron" <vwboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have no /proc/video directory, and no video entry in my /proc, the v4l is > a module, would that affect this, or maybe version dependant? (Debian 3.0, > 2.4.18) > > Thanks > Arron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lucas Correia Villa Real" <lucasvr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 8:14 PM > Subject: Re: vicam Webcam driver > > > > You can try to cat /proc/video/dev/video0: > > > > $ cat /proc/video/dev/video0 > > name : BT878(Hauppauge (bt878)) > > type : > VID_TYPE_CAPTURE|VID_TYPE_TUNER|VID_TYPE_TELETEXT|VID_TYPE_OVERLAY > > hardware : 0x1 > > > > > > Lucas > > > > > > On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 18:19:03 -0400 > > "Arron" <vwboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > The dev/video is linked to video0, this i did find in > > > http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x370.html > > > which is some of the documentation i have found. As for xawtv, i am only > > > running in console mode to keep it simple and mainly run as a > > > server/firewall. Let me know if im off some on this. > > > And is there some way to see what /dev/video0 is connected to? In your > xawtv > > > you have /dev/video0 OK then the information on the device, what would > be > > > the console command? (cat /proc/bus/usb/devices has the camera listed, > but > > > how do i list what video0 is?) > > > > > > Thanks > > > Arron > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Stephen Crampton" <stevec@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 5:49 PM > > > Subject: Re: vicam Webcam driver > > > > > > > > > > > devices, loads the modules it needs, and I made the /dev/video > linked > > > > > to /dev/video0 and the light comes on the cam. Any capture app I run > > > > > > > > This sounds peculiar. On my system, /dev/video is a directory and so > > > > could not be made to link elsewhere. With some programs, you need to > > > > specify the video device as /dev/video0. I recall at least one > program > > > > had a problem where I had to edit the source code to change the > default > > > > video device. > > > > > > > > Try the following: > > > > > > > > xawtv -hwscan > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's what I get: > > > > > > > > [stevec@doogles dev]$ xawtv -hwscan > > > > This is xawtv-3.54, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.9-34) > > > > looking for available devices > > > > port 76-76 > > > > type : Xvideo, image scaler > > > > name : NV10 Video Overlay > > > > port 77-108 > > > > type : Xvideo, image scaler > > > > name : NV05 Video Blitter > > > > /dev/video0: OK > > > > type : v4l > > > > name : OV511+ USB Camera > > > > flags: capture > > > > [stevec@doogles dev]$ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
