ok. 'will do. thanks.
--fred On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 11:11AM, Ivan R. Judson said: > > If you use Doug Kosovic's packages, you'll be in better shape. Doug has been > working on the "official" fedora core 2 packaging that will emerge when 2.3 > is released. > > --Ivan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Dech > > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:20 AM > > To: christoph ganser > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > > > i started to submit a Bugzilla yesterday, but stopped because > > the binary version of AG2.2 i installed is not the official > > AG2.2. it is a Fedoraized > > AG2.2 rpm set from the UK. > > i have noticed that the nodeConfig file generates a parsing > > error upon read-in. the serviceconfig associated with the > > service associated with the video resource fails consistently > > to be parsed correctly on the 'port' field (which is actually > > called the 'input' field in the error message. on a hunch, i > > changed the fieldname to 'input' but that did not help) upon read in. > > e.g., > > [serviceconfig1] > > encoding = h261 > > streamname = Video > > framerate = 24 > > standard = NTSC > > bandwidth = 800 > > quality = 75 > > port = S-Video > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > config: invalid value for input: (null) > > valid choices for "input": "Television", "Composite1", > > "S-Video", "Composite3" > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > the official release AG2.2 binary pukes (and i should submit > > that in Bugzilla although if i search, i'm sure someone > > already has) on a FedoraC2 box at the very end when it is > > referencing or sourcing some > > AG2 .py scripts. > > so i 'may' try and build AG2.2 on that system from source. > > > > --fred > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 10:07AM, christoph ganser said: > > > hi list > > > > > > Fred Dech wrote: > > > > i'm going to start looking at my saved config files, > > etc. and the > > > args > > > >that are sent to VIC when it is started from within the > > Venue Client > > > >to try and figure out why things aren't working. > > > > > > i have the same problem with the ports. > > > > > > the ag-config-file seems to me ok. > > > the file passed to vic as a script (/tmp/xyz.vic) is also ok. > > > > > > i guess either vis does not understand the script commands > > or vic has a bug! > > > > > > regards > > > > > > christoph > > > > > > >--fred > > > > > > > >On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 01:49PM, Ivan R. Judson said: > > > > > > > >>This might be too elementary to have not been done, but have you > > > >>tried reconfiguring using the Node Management stuff and > > saving your > > > >>new configuration? > > > >> > > > >>Instructions are at: > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >>http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/documentation/VEN > > > >>UE_CLIEN T_MANUAL_HTML/VenueClientManualHTML.htm > > > >> > > > >>Look under section 2.13 Managing your node > > > >> > > > >>--Ivan > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>-----Original Message----- > > > >>>From: [email protected] > > > >>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ULM AccessGrid > > > >>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:42 PM > > > >>>To: 'Fred Dech' > > > >>>Cc: [email protected] > > > >>>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > > >>> > > > >>>The port problem has been filed under bug 1067. > > > >>> > > > >>>I have tried everything to fix the port problem. Even if I > > > >>>hardcode the values it reverts back to Composite1. > > > >>> > > > >>>Thanks > > > >>> > > > >>>Adam > > > >>> > > > >>>-----Original Message----- > > > >>>From: [email protected] > > > >>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Dech > > > >>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:07 PM > > > >>>To: ULM AccessGrid > > > >>>Cc: [email protected] > > > >>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > > >>> > > > >>>yeah. i believe the video port issu is a feature that should be > > > >>>investigated further. > > > >>> > > > >>>all this time i assumed i wasn't transmitting video > > because my two > > > >>>sources don't show up on VIC. i actually decided to test with > > > >>>another node to see what came up when i was swapping out S-Video > > > >>>for composite, etc. it turns out that when i've configured my > > > >>>VideoProducerServices to S-Video, rather than TV (i have > > to do this > > > >>>whenever i start up the Venue Client, but it sticks when > > switching > > > >>>venues), and i've switched my video transmission ports from > > > >>>composite1 to S-Video each time i enter a venue, then i > > actually am > > > >>>transmitting correct (more or less) video to other clients > > > >>>connected to the venue. > > > >>>i just can't see my video sources at my node. > > > >>>i disabled my firewall, thinking that this might be caused by > > > >>>blocked loopbacks as was discussed relating to RAT last week. > > > >>>but that is not the problem, apparently, since VIC still doesn't > > > >>>display my streams. > > > >>> > > > >>>'anybody else running into this? > > > >>> > > > >>>thanks. > > > >>> > > > >>>--fred > > > >>> > > > >>>On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:43AM, ULM AccessGrid said: > > > >>> > > > >>>>I have sort of the same problem. My VICs all default to > > > >>> > > > >>>composite1. > > > >>> > > > >>>>If I manually change the port in the vic menu to > > > >>> > > > >>>Composite2, I see my > > > >>> > > > >>>>video > > > >>> > > > >>>just > > > >>> > > > >>>>fine. As soon as I change rooms it defaults back to > > > >>> > > > >>>Composite1. It's > > > >>>like > > > >>> > > > >>>>it ignores the node management resource settings for > > the ports. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Any other linux users running 2.2 have this problem??? > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Note, I do not have opprey cards. I am running pinnacle > > > >>> > > > >>>PCTV Pro cards. > > > >>> > > > >>>>This is because they support PCI-X slots (which my machines > > > >>> > > > >>>have more > > > >>> > > > >>>>of > > > >>> > > > >>>the > > > >>> > > > >>>>regular pci slots) But the problem sounds the same :-) > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Thanks > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Adam > > > >>>> > > > >>>>-----Original Message----- > > > >>>>From: [email protected] > > > >>> > > > >>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > > >>> > > > >>>>Of Fred Dech > > > >>>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:00 AM > > > >>>>To: Andrew Daviel > > > >>>>Cc: AG Tech List > > > >>>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys > > > >>>> > > > >>>>On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 06:15PM, Andrew Daviel said: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Fred Dech wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>>i believe that i have a configuration problem aside > > from AG2.2 > > > >>>>>>with > > > >>>> > > > >>>>these > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>>Osprey100 cards. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>when i run xawtv, should i be able to see the output > > of one of > > > >>>>>>these cards? i've tried using the -device option but haven't > > > >>>>>>found anything it would accept. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>xawtv = Linux ?? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>>it's part of the AG2.2 install prereqs, if i remember right. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>If so, there should be entries in the syslog and the > > bttv module > > > >>>>>should > > > >>> > > > >>>be > > > >>> > > > >>>>>installed (lsmod |grep bttv) . There's install options > > > >>> > > > >>>for bttv.o to > > > >>> > > > >>>>>set the card type, BTW, if it's not autodetected (affects > > > >>> > > > >>>which port > > > >>> > > > >>>>>is > > > >>>> > > > >>>>assigned to TV, s-video > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>etc.) > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>May need "alias char-major-81 bttv" in /modules.comf > > > >>> > > > >>>(should be set > > > >>> > > > >>>>>by > > > >>>>>kudzu) to install module automatically > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>Cards should also show up with "lspci", e.g. > > > >>>>>00:0b.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree > > Corporation Bt878 > > > >>>>>Video Capture (rev 02) > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>Cards should show up (nowadays) in /dev/video0, video 1 > > > >>> > > > >>>etc so try > > > >>> > > > >>>>>xawtv -c /dev/video0. I think it still defaults to > > > >>> > > > >>>/dev/video which > > > >>> > > > >>>>>is now a directory. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>It should be possible to run multiple copies of xawtv one > > > >>> > > > >>>for each card. > > > >>> > > > >>>>>I use it a lot for testing video (and for watching TV at > > > >>> > > > >>>home ....) > > > >>> > > > >>>>thanks for the detailed description, Andrew. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>this system has bttv installed, and they show up in > > modeprobe and > > > >>>>lspci shows 2 Bt878 Video Captureres. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>i'm firing up xawtv -c /dev/video0 i'll be damned. i can see > > > >>>>myself. and i'm having a bad hair day... > > > >>>>huh. > > > >>>>i must have been pointing toward the wrong device IDs in my > > > >>> > > > >>>previous > > > >>> > > > >>>>attempts. > > > >>>>i think i did point at /dev/video1(2) at some point and got > > > >>> > > > >>>nothing, > > > >>> > > > >>>>but didn't bother to right-click. it defaults to PAL > > and TV. it > > > >>>>works much better as NTSC and S-Video :-P > > > >>>> > > > >>>>xawtv -c /dev/video0 and > > > >>>>xawtv -c /dev/video1 both work. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>so i guess it Is an AG config problem. i still get blue > > > >>> > > > >>>screens in my > > > >>> > > > >>>>two sub-VICS, and i don't show up at all in the master-VIC. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>i hacked at > > > > > >>>>/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/AccessGrid/Platform/unix/Config.p > > > >>>>y > > > >>>>complements of Adam Taylor.... > > > >>>> > > > >>>> def GetResources(self): > > > >>>> > > > >>>> deviceList = dict() > > > >>>> > > > >>>> videodevpath = '/dev' > > > >>>> v4lctlexe = '/usr/bin/v4lctl' > > > >>>> > > > >>>> if os.path.exists('/sys/class/video4linux'): > > > >>>> videodevpath = '/sys/class/video4linux' > > > >>>> # Get list of devices > > > >>>> cmd = "ls /sys/class/video4linux | grep video" > > > >>>> fh = os.popen(cmd,'r') > > > >>>> for line in fh.readlines(): > > > >>>> device = os.path.join('/dev',line.strip()) > > > >>>> deviceList[device] = None > > > >>>> fh.close() > > > >>>> ... > > > >>>> > > > >>>>so i can get these two VideoProducerServices in my AG Node > > > >>> > > > >>>Managment: > > > >>> > > > >>>>VideoProducerServices /dev/video0 Enabled > > > >>>>VideoProducerServices /dev/video1 Enabled > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Configuration for both: > > > >>>>streamname Video > > > >>>>port S-VIdeo > > > >>>>encoding h261 > > > >>>>standard NTSC > > > >>>> > > > >>>>when i select 'Menu' on my sub-VICs, i have: > > > >>>>'Device' v4I- BT878 video (Hauppauge (bt848)) > > > >>> > > > >>>/dev/video0(1) 'Signal' > > > >>> > > > >>>>NTSC 'Port' option always defaults to Composite1 > > whenever i change > > > >>>>venues?? > > > >>>>changing it to S-Video doesn't seem to help, though. > > still no me. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>this is getting to be very time-consuming. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>--fred > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Center for Product > > Development > > > Tannenstrasse 3 - CLA E 14.1 > > > 8092 Zurich - Switzerland > > > > -- Fred Dech [email protected] University of Chicago Dept. of Surgery Ph: (773) 834-8359, Fax: (773) 834-8140
