Sorry to sound so stupid, but how do I check dmesg and what am I looking for? Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy Biggs" <vektor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:42 PM Subject: Re: xawtv help > David McBride (JD4Utoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx): > > > After installing the km from ati.2 I got xawtv and avview to both > > work, but mp4live still does not work It still says "Failed to open > > /dev/video0: no such device". In xawtv and avview I select s-video or > > composite (I just had a brain freeze, and the box is across town right > > now) and pal_m and both programs work fine. mp4live does not have the > > same options, it only gives me a browse button to brows the "/dev" > > folder, and I have no idea what to try. All the /dev/video* gives the > > same error. Any help would be most appreciated. > > Again, avview and xawtv both can use the ati.2 XVideo module to > display TV to the screen, but for capture (required for mp4live) you > must have a V4L interface to the card that supports capture. > > It sounds like km isn't doing its job. You should probably check > dmesg or whatever and see if its output can indicate the problem. Also, > I think X must be running for it to work, but I'm sorry, I don't own an > ATI card and can't really help you further. Hopefully someone else can > take you further. > > -- > Billy Biggs > vektor@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > video4linux-list mailing list > Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
