Paulo,

yes i still need the device name for the streaming server. I asked
just to understand if I was missing some step in the whole process.
I'll write the small app to check the device caps. Thanks for 
the help.

Best
R.

----- "Paulo Assis" <[email protected]> ha scritto:

> Roberto,
> I think you can get/set the device index from udev (also the driver
> name)
> and pass it to the application through some environment variable (
> http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html#env), anyway if you
> want
> to start a streaming server on the plugged device, you will always
> need the
> device name to open it, I'm I correct ?
> 
> Best regards,
> Paulo
> 
> 
> 
> 2009/5/18 <[email protected]>
> 
> > Paulo,
> >
> > thanks for the answer. I will try this approach.
> >
> > I'm not sure on one point however, I've quickly checked
> v4l2_capability
> > struct and some sample code. It looks like i need to know the device
> name
> > (e.g. /dev/video0). If this is correct how do I know that
> /dev/video0 is
> > the device that was just plugged?
> >
> > Bye
> > R.
> >
> > ----- "Paulo Assis" <[email protected]> ha scritto:
> >
> > > Roberto,
> > > You can use udev to start a small application and use
> v4l2_capability
> > > struct
> > > to determine the device driver, if it is uvcvideo then it's a uvc
> > > device
> > > (just check libwebcam, it uses the same aproach).
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Paulo
> > >
> > > 2009/5/18 <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > i'm trying to write an hotplug event for an uvc device.
> Basically i
> > > need
> > > > to start a streaming server (mjpg-streamet) when an uvc device
> is
> > > plugged.
> > > >
> > > > So far the only way i could figure it out was to have a list of
> > > VID:PID
> > > > anche check if the $PRODUCT variable is in that list. This is
> ok,
> > > but since
> > > > I'm using this software with OpenWRT on an embedded platform i
> would
> > > like
> > > > to avoid using this device list file.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to understand that an uvc device has been
> plugged
> > > from with
> > > > an hotplug event?
> > > >
> > > > If there is no way, where can I find an always updated list of
> > > supported
> > > > devices. I know about the one in the home page but i was
> wondering
> > > if there
> > > > is a similar list in the official distribution.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
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