USB Camera - Device path.....

[couchie]

I have read until my eyes are crossed, I've searched via Google and forums and still am at a loss.

I've got a running version of Zoneminder 1.24.2. Works well on the server and is accessible by other machines on the network. This is residing on an ubuntu 10.10 box.

I've hooked up a Microsoft Lifecam HD-6000 via the USB port on the server. I've tested the camera on GUVCViewer and found it works very well. GUVCViewer uses the following settings for the camera:

30 FPS
1280X720 Resolution
MJPG Camera output
Video Codec: MJPG
Video Format: AVI

I attempt to use the same camera in ZM. My problem is that I don't know what device path I should be using. I've tried the default /dev/video0 with no luck. I've done lsusb and found that the camera is listed on bus 001 Device 004. I've tried /dev/video/4 and dev/video/004 both with no luck.

I am barking up the wrong tree here?

[Paranoid]

Run GUVCViewer
Find out what the process id is for GUVCViewer.
Type the following command:

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 $ sudo lsof -p pid

where pid is the process id for GUVCViewer
This will list every device and file GUVCViewer has open. You should be able to see the video device from this.

[couchie]

I've finally had time to sit down in peace and quiet to work on this.

I've located the PID of GUVCViewer and run the command line listed. I copied and pasted the results to a text file so I could flip through looking for a clue.

I'm assuming I have located the line here:

guvcview 11163 couchie 6r CHR 81,0 0t0 6096309 /dev/video0

I've set the source for my camera as /dev/video0 and tried several channels with still no avail.

Any other ideas on what I might have not set up correctly?