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Re: Connecting a video camera



On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 09:52:01AM -0500, Michael Peek wrote:
> Hi debian gurus,
> 
> I'm trying to figure out if I can download the video from a video
> camera onto my linux box.  It's a Sony DCR-H52, tape-based, and
> firewire only.
> 
> When I plug it in, I see the following in the log files:
> 
> kernel: [89405.861315]: ieee1394: Node added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023]
> GUID[0800460103dcd08d]
> kernel: [89405.861846]: ieee1394: Node changed: 0-00:1023 -> 0-01:1023
> kernel: [89406.985364]: ieee1394: raw1394: /dev/raw1394 device initialized
> 
> But neither kino nor dvgrab seem to recognize that a camera is connected.
> 
> I'm new to firewire and to video cameras under linux, so I'm
> stumped.  Anyone else out there have any ideas?

I used to do this as well, at some point of time there was a 13894
driver in the kernal that allowed you access to your video camera, at
some point 2.6.26 I think this module was removed - declared a security
problem - afaik there hasn't been an alternative method introduced....

you can build your own kernal and compile it in and then dvgrab should
work again!



> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Michael
> 
> 

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