I have a Haupage TV-card and a Creative USB web-cam. Before I connected the web-cam xwatv and motv worked just fine. After connecting the web cam and rebooting the TV programs have no options for the TV card only for the camera. What do I have to do to be able to use both? I know it's probably something to do with /dev/video but I don't want to muck about with it without knowing what I'm doing. Olle -- MicroSoft Network may not carry this message without license to do so. License to carry this message requires a fee of $1000, payable within 30 days to Olle Viksten. Appearance of this message on MicroSoft Network constitutes an agreement to terms.
On Tuesday 03 September 2002 10:39 am, you wrote:
I have a Haupage TV-card and a Creative USB web-cam.
Before I connected the web-cam xwatv and motv worked just fine.
After connecting the web cam and rebooting the TV programs have no options for the TV card only for the camera.
What do I have to do to be able to use both?
I know it's probably something to do with /dev/video but I don't want to muck about with it without knowing what I'm doing.
Sounds like both devices are working correctly, so it's just a matter of pointing at the right device file. One device will end up on /dev/video0 and other other will end up on /dev/video1. /dev/video is a link to /dev/video0, so you'll only ever see one device through that. "cat /proc/video" (or something like that) should show you the devices connected to the video subsystem With xawtv I seem to remember that you add "-c /dev/videoX" to the command line in order to point it at the device you want. You might want to check that. Sorry to be a bit vague, but I'm away from my video enabled box right now and can't check things myself. -- The past: Smart users in front of dumb terminals
tisdagen den 3 september 2002 12.13 skrev Derek Fountain: I've played around with /dev/video and /dev/bttv, tied to get xawtv to use /dev/video1. No luck. Anyone have any more sugstions?
On Tuesday 03 September 2002 10:39 am, you wrote:
I have a Haupage TV-card and a Creative USB web-cam.
Before I connected the web-cam xwatv and motv worked just fine.
After connecting the web cam and rebooting the TV programs have no options for the TV card only for the camera.
What do I have to do to be able to use both?
I know it's probably something to do with /dev/video but I don't want to muck about with it without knowing what I'm doing.
Sounds like both devices are working correctly, so it's just a matter of pointing at the right device file. One device will end up on /dev/video0 and other other will end up on /dev/video1. /dev/video is a link to /dev/video0, so you'll only ever see one device through that. "cat /proc/video" (or something like that) should show you the devices connected to the video subsystem
With xawtv I seem to remember that you add "-c /dev/videoX" to the command line in order to point it at the device you want. You might want to check that. Sorry to be a bit vague, but I'm away from my video enabled box right now and can't check things myself.
I've played around with /dev/video and /dev/bttv, tied to get xawtv to use /dev/video1. No luck. Anyone have any more sugstions?
Exactly what did you do? If you've played around with the file /dev/video you've probably broken it. Put it back as a link to /dev/video0. What did xawtv do when you pointed it at /dev/video1? That is the correct solution: I have a DC10+ video capture card on /dev/video0 and a Phillips webcam on /dev/video1. They both work - simultaneously if I want. -- The past: Smart users in front of dumb terminals
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