On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Abdelkader Belahcene <abelahc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I installed spcagui and gpsca for using webcam, I got the error on > V4l, what it does it mesn > > > b...@belaptop:/usr/src/linux$ spcagui > SpcaGui version: 0.3.5 date: 18 September 2005 > video device /dev/video0 > ERROR opening V4L interface > : No such file or directory
I have a similar problem with my old webcam (Webcam Go Plus by Creative. I was surprised to see it's supported in GNU/Linux!: http://opensource.creative.com/webcam.html). I followed the instructions in: http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/install.html Created the node: mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0 chmod 666 /dev/video0 dan...@localhost:~$ ls -l /dev/video0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 0 2009-01-02 17:17 /dev/video0 Finally, I installed xawtv and came, but both display the same error message. This is camE's output for example: dan...@localhost:~$ camE camE: camE 1.9 - (c) 1999, 2000 Gerd Knorr, Tom Gilbert camE: grabber config: size 320x240, input 0, norm 0, jpeg quality 75 can't load font FreeSans/8 can't load font FreeSans/8 open /dev/video0: No such device Someone in another list suggested that I delete that node and install gspca. So I ran: localhost:~# rm /dev/video0 localhost:~# apt-get install gspca-modules-2.6-686 but camE keeps complaining with the same error message. I installes camorama, and the problem persists. lsbus lists the camera. I find it funny that the programs complain that they don't find /dev/video0, even after I created it. D. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
