Re: [Hampshire] usb webcam drivers

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Author: Mike Burrows
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] usb webcam drivers

> >
> > Long way of asking...how do you get both video hardwares to co-exist?
>
> xawtv -hwscan # lists devices
> xawtc -device <device node> # chooses one
>
> G
>

OK. so what am I doing wrong?

Cheers, Mike.

marvin:/home/testermike# xawtv -hwscan
This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.8-3-386)
looking for available devices
port 56-56
    type : Xvideo, image scaler
    name : SIS 300/315/330 series Video Overlay


ioctl:
VIDIOC_QUERYCAP(driver="";card="";bus_info="";version=0.0.0;capabilities=0x0 []): Unknown error 515
/dev/video0: OK                         [ -device /dev/video0 ]
    type : v4l
    name : Logitech QuickCam USB
    flags:  capture


/dev/video1: OK                         [ -device /dev/video1 ]
    type : v4l2
    name : BT878 video (Hauppauge (bt878))
    flags: overlay capture tuner


marvin:/home/testermike# xawtv -device video1
This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.8-3-386)
error: video1 is not a /dev file
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l2: open video1: No such file or directory
v4l2: open video1: No such file or directory
v4l: open video1: No such file or directory
no video grabber device available
marvin:/home/testermike# xawtv -device video0
This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.8-3-386)
error: video0 is not a /dev file
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l2: open video0: No such file or directory
v4l2: open video0: No such file or directory
v4l: open video0: No such file or directory
no video grabber device available
marvin:/home/testermike#