Yes to all three: IS a USB cam (Logitech Quickcam), DO have hotplug
installed, and DO have devfs on the boot entry in lilo...
Thanks, though.. at least I have it set up right.
Vinny
Florin wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vincent Meyer) writes:
>
> > OK, this one is really weird.
> >
> > open a console window, run gqcam. Bombs because there is no /dev/video.
> > Go into /dev, and ls vid*, shows an entry video0
> > Create a link /dev/video --> /dev/video0
> > run gqcam again, and there's a picture! that is, for about 30 seconds.
> > After that picture has funny colors, and console shows input/output
> > errors from the camera... Close gqcam, type ls vid* again, and
> > there is NO video0 anymore, but now there's a video1 !!
> > Remove the link, create a new one video --> video1
> > run gqcam again - same thing! good pic for about 30 sec, then I/O
> > errors. Close the program and look, and now /dev/video1 is gone!
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > V.
>
> you have a prb with devfs.
>
> I that a usb webcam ?
> in that case, you should install the hotplug package and make sure you
> have the devfs entries in lilo/grub .
>
> cheers,
>
> --
> Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
