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No /dev/video file
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:20 pm
by timposey
I have finished installation, and there is no /dev/video file in my dev directory. There is also no similar file. Did I miss something in the istallaion?
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:19 am
by PacoLM
Hi,
You will need to post more details, like type of camera in your system (webcam, ipcam, etc).
Regards,
Pacolm
more details
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:40 pm
by timposey
I am using an avermedia card nv3000 with regular security cameras connected, which have worked before on this system. However it will not work because I have to be able to point to the /dev/video file, which does not exist. I don't see how knowing the above info is going to help, but there it is. I am sure that at some point in the installation process, this file is supposed to be created but was not, so the big question is, how do I create it?
When I run xawtv I get the following
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:54 pm
by timposey
This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/x86_64 (2.6.31-20-generic)
xinerama 0: 1368x768+0+0
WARNING: No DGA direct video mode for this display.
can't open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
v4l: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
no video grabber device available
Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:19 pm
by michael smith
/dev/video 0 <- notice the space I keep getting caught here
Cheers
Michael Smith