On Apr 4, 2005 4:54 PM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assume it is a video for linux (v4l) or v4l2 driver, in which case > when the modules loads it should create a device called something like > /dev/v4l/video0
Humm...could that be a problem? I'll have to look and see if Video for Linux is even compiled. > > What is the module that gets loaded when you plug the thing in anyway? > (lsmod before and after should tell you) OK, the Gentoo laptop is in Win XP doing Pro Tools work at the moment so I'll try this first on an FC2 machien sitting here. Maybe it will tell me enough to make forward progress. On this machine I see no change in lsmod before and after plugging the device in. > > Take a look around in the /dev directory, and look at dmesg and your > kernel logs when you plug the device in. >From the end of dmesg: usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7 There is apparently no /dev/v4l directory on this box: [EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]$ ls /dev/v4l ls: /dev/v4l: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]$ There is a /dev/video0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]$ ls /dev/v Display all 152 possibilities? (y or n) vbi vcs24 vcs44 vcs7 vcsa26 vcsa46 vcsa9 vbi0 vcs25 vcs45 vcs8 vcsa27 vcsa47 video vbi1 vcs26 vcs46 vcs9 vcsa28 vcsa48 video0 vbi2 vcs27 vcs47 vcsa vcsa29 vcsa49 video1 vbi3 vcs28 vcs48 vcsa1 vcsa3 vcsa5 video1394 vcs vcs29 vcs49 vcsa10 vcsa30 vcsa50 video2 vcs1 vcs3 vcs5 vcsa11 vcsa31 vcsa51 video3 vcs10 vcs30 vcs50 vcsa12 vcsa32 vcsa52 vmmon vcs11 vcs31 vcs51 vcsa13 vcsa33 vcsa53 vnet0 vcs12 vcs32 vcs52 vcsa14 vcsa34 vcsa54 vnet1 vcs13 vcs33 vcs53 vcsa15 vcsa35 vcsa55 vnet2 vcs14 vcs34 vcs54 vcsa16 vcsa36 vcsa56 vnet3 vcs15 vcs35 vcs55 vcsa17 vcsa37 vcsa57 vpcmouse vcs16 vcs36 vcs56 vcsa18 vcsa38 vcsa58 vsys vcs17 vcs37 vcs57 vcsa19 vcsa39 vcsa59 vttuner vcs18 vcs38 vcs58 vcsa2 vcsa4 vcsa6 vtx vcs19 vcs39 vcs59 vcsa20 vcsa40 vcsa60 vtx0 vcs2 vcs4 vcs6 vcsa21 vcsa41 vcsa61 vtx1 vcs20 vcs40 vcs60 vcsa22 vcsa42 vcsa62 vtx2 vcs21 vcs41 vcs61 vcsa23 vcsa43 vcsa63 vtx3 vcs22 vcs42 vcs62 vcsa24 vcsa44 vcsa7 vcs23 vcs43 vcs63 vcsa25 vcsa45 vcsa8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]$ Maybe FC2 is a bit different. > > xawtv is probably the simplest front end to see that you are in fact > picking up a video signal. Need to boot the Gentoo laptop now. xawtv is not on this machien either... Back in a few... Cheers, Mark > -- > Nick Rout > Barrister & Solicitor > Christchurch Ah...Christchurch...I love that town. - MWK -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
