On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 18:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ronald J. Hall said: > > Yep, sure have - here is what it gives: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] darklord]$ gnomemeeting > > > > Literally that, and nothing else. :-) > > > > However, starting it in gui mode does give an error: > > > > Error while opening video device /dev/video0 > > The chosen Video Image will be transmitted during calls. If you > > didn't choose > > any image, then the default GnomeMeeting logo will be transmitted. > > Notice > > that you can always transmit a given image or the GnomeMeeting > > logo by > > choosing "Picture" as video device. > > > > Could not open the chosen channel with the chosen video format. > > > > So it comes down to what appears to be permissions on /dev/video0, > > since root > > can run it. > > > > I've changed it (as has Anne) umpteen times, even opening it to > > "777" status > > but no go, I've also added every group (but root) to my user > > account and that > > does not make a diff. either. > > > > We're wide open for ideas here. :-) > > I wonder if suid would make a difference? Although, I'm using > mdk9.1 on this particular machine and the only thing is, I have > devfs=nomount in my lilo.conf. Other than that, all I did was > urpmi the gnomemeeting packages and then I went to the > gnomemeeting site this morning and grabbed the latest mandrake > rpms and urpmi'd them. My problem is a bit different, but I'm > able to bring the program up with no problems. Stupid question, > and it really shouldn't matter anyway, but what kind of camera is > it? good question, and what sort of connection to the computer (usb? firewire? mine is connected to a wintv card via composite video cable. What is Mike's problem? and what do I do to see if I can connect? also, do I need to open some hole in my firewall? and on the (nat) router?
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