Re: [expert] MKNOD
On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 12:34:47PM -0700 or thereabouts, Don wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > Submitted 24-Jul-00 by Don: > --snip-- > > > this is the error I am getting: > > > > > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif > > > > mknod is not what you'r looking for. Try "ln -s video0 video" > > > Thanks, and I was able to get the video device back the way it was from the > install. However I am still gettin the same KWinTV error described above. Don, I gave up on KwinTV as it is difficult to get going. I downloaded xawtv, as it is a smaller program. It works just fine, and right from the get go. In either version, you will need to do the following to get it going: Go to /lib/modules/kernel-version/misc Look for the bttv, i2c, tuner, and videodev modules. If they are there, do the following in root, modprobe i2c.o modprobe tuner type-2 (read the bttv readme to find out the correct type # for your TV card) modprobe bttv modprobe videodev After the modules are inserted, run the v4l-conf utility to configure video4linux. If it complains about no /dev/video, cd /dev and type mknod /dev/video c 81 0. Then rerun v4l-conf utility. These are the only modules you will need to run kwintv or xawtv. You should now be able to us KWinTV or Xawtv. HTH, Regards, Gary
Re: [expert] MKNOD
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Submitted 24-Jul-00 by Don: --snip-- > > this is the error I am getting: > > > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif > > mknod is not what you'r looking for. Try "ln -s video0 video" Thanks, and I was able to get the video device back the way it was from the install. However I am still gettin the same KWinTV error described above. Maybe I am on the wrong forum, and need to ask somewhere else, anyone with a suggestion. Thanks Don
Re: [expert] MKNOD
Submitted 24-Jul-00 by Don: > > In mknod how would one create a device that is linked to another device? > > I would like to make video to link to video0. I have already found the video0 > and have tried: > mknod c video 81 0 > but I don't see the way for linking this to video0. By the way I am tring to > get kwintv to work, and when I run the kwintv file it tells there is no such > device as /dev/video. > this is the error Iam getting: > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif mknod is not what you'r looking for. Try "ln -s video0 video" -- _ _|_|_ ( ) *Anton Graham /v\ / <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /( )X (m_m) GPG ID: 18F78541 Penguin Powered!
Re: [expert] MKNOD
Thanks, I was linking in the wrong direction. Don On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, you wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Don wrote: > > > > > In mknod how would one create a device that is linked to another device? > > > > I would like to make video to link to video0. I have already found the video0 > > and have tried: > > mknod c video 81 0 > > but I don't see the way for linking this to video0. By the way I am tring to > > get kwintv to work, and when I run the kwintv file it tells there is no such > > device as /dev/video. > > this is the error Iam getting: > > > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif > > > > Thanks for helping > > > > Don > > > linking /dev/video0 to /dev/video, regular symlink: > >ln -s /dev/video0 /dev/video > > or re-config kwintv to look at /dev/video0, eh? > > > ...joakim
Re: [expert] MKNOD
Don wrote: > > In mknod how would one create a device that is linked to another device? > > I would like to make video to link to video0. I have already found the video0 > and have tried: > mknod c video 81 0 > but I don't see the way for linking this to video0. By the way I am tring to > get kwintv to work, and when I run the kwintv file it tells there is no such > device as /dev/video. > this is the error Iam getting: > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif I don't think you can create a _device file_ linked to another, but what is wrong with a symbolic link ??? e.g. (as root)# cd /dev; ln -sf video0 video This should work, as there are already some of these links in /dev -- Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] 74 Annemasse France old Linux fan
Re: [expert] MKNOD
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Don wrote: > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 06:57:07 -0700 > From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] MKNOD > > > In mknod how would one create a device that is linked to another device? > > I would like to make video to link to video0. I have already found the video0 > and have tried: > mknod c video 81 0 > but I don't see the way for linking this to video0. By the way I am tring to > get kwintv to work, and when I run the kwintv file it tells there is no such > device as /dev/video. > this is the error Iam getting: > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif > > Thanks for helping > I think you need a symlink, "ln -s video video0". > Don > -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jul 24
Re: [expert] MKNOD
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Don wrote: > > In mknod how would one create a device that is linked to another device? > > I would like to make video to link to video0. I have already found the video0 > and have tried: > mknod c video 81 0 > but I don't see the way for linking this to video0. By the way I am tring to > get kwintv to work, and when I run the kwintv file it tells there is no such > device as /dev/video. > this is the error Iam getting: > > Fatal: v4lx: Error opening v4lx device /dev/video: No such device in ::v4lxif > > Thanks for helping > > Don linking /dev/video0 to /dev/video, regular symlink: ln -s /dev/video0 /dev/video or re-config kwintv to look at /dev/video0, eh? ...joakim
