Re: xawtv (no /dev/video)

[Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@long.ucsd.edu>]

On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, NatePuri wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 09, 1999 at 10:19:40PM -0700, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote:
> > On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, NatePuri wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 04:48:21AM +0200, Bernhard Rieder wrote:
> > > > ln -s /dev/video0 /dev/video
> > > 
> > > I don't have /dev/video0 either.
> > 
> > Did you compile your kernel with support for your video grabber card?
> 
> I compiled the kernel to have support of the bttv driver as a module.

Have you checked to see that the module is loaded and the card identified?

After that, I think that the correct device file may be /dev/bttv0 rather
than /dev/video0.

Thanks. Syrus.

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