xawtv not working

sandy · 10-18-2002, 06:48 AM

whenever I run xawtv it gives the following error

Code:

This is xawtv-3.54, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.7-10)
can't open /dev/video0: No such device
v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device
v4l: open /dev/video0: No such device
no video grabber device available

Does anybody know why this happens?

bogler · 10-18-2002, 08:54 AM

You don't have your video device set up properly..

try this

mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0

chmod 666 /dev/video0

ln -s /dev/video0 /dev/video

mknod /dev/radio0 c 81 64

chmod 666 /dev/radio0

ln -s /dev/radio0 /dev/radio

There are also videotext and VBI devices which can be created if you have an application which needs them. (Currently, there are only a few.) Type:

mknod /dev/vtx0 c 81 192

chmod 666 /dev/vtx0

ln -s /dev/vtx0 /dev/vtx

mknod /dev/vbi0 c 81 224

chmod 666 /dev/vbi0

ln -s /dev/vbi0 /dev/vbi

sandy · 10-18-2002, 09:19 AM

No it returns the same error.

acid_kewpie · 10-18-2002, 09:28 AM

well those instructions are fine. if you've followed them correctly, you will not get that error message.

zeky · 10-18-2002, 09:58 AM

do u have support for video 4 linux in your kernel? What does "lsmod" say?

--zeky

sandy · 10-18-2002, 11:06 AM

Code:

 /sbin/lsmod 
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
soundcore               6692   0 (autoclean)
sis                    53152   1
sisfb                 141236   0 [sis]
agpgart                39488   3
autofs                 12164   0 (autoclean) (unused)
nfs                    86108   2 (autoclean)
lockd                  56736   1 (autoclean) [nfs]
sunrpc                 75764   1 (autoclean) [nfs lockd]
8139too                16448   1
mii                     2408   0 [8139too]
ide-cd                 30272   0 (autoclean)
cdrom                  32192   0 (autoclean) [ide-cd]
usb-uhci               24484   0 (unused)
usbcore                73152   1 [usb-uhci]
ext3                   67136   3
jbd                    49400   3 [ext3]

still

I think i have to install some new drivers and other sortwares to see xawtv working. Can anyone give a detailed instruction(or suggest a site) for a fresh installation of xawtv?

zeky · 10-18-2002, 11:15 AM

like i thought.... u don't have a video4linux support built in the kernel. Include this and recompile the kernel... good luck

bogler · 10-21-2002, 02:50 AM

are you running

The latest 2.4.X

have the drivers installed (at least on RedHat 8.0 they do)

Give us as much detail as you can, we'll not be bale to help you with just one line of information

bogler

edjge · 12-18-2002, 05:52 PM

Try the following: (This is what I did on my RH8.0)
Get xawtv
http://bytesex.org/xawtv/
ftp xawtv
mv xawtv_3.81.tar.gz /usr/local
tar zxvf xawtv_3.81.tar.gz
cd /usr/local/xawtv_3.81

su
password: <secret>

./configure
./make
./make install

cd /usr/
cp -r X11R6 X11R6.bak # back up your X11
go to http://gatos.sourceforge.net/ati.2.php
ftp ATI-4.2.0-16.i386.tar.gz
mv ATI-4.2.0-16.i386.tar.gz /usr
cd /usr
tar zxvf ATI-4.2.0-16.i386.tar.gz

Shut down your Linux box (I could not figure how to get xawtv to work without shutting down. Any ideas?)

Start up your Linux box.
Log on as a user
./usr/local/bin/xawtv
# Enjoy watching TV

gte704p · 12-20-2002, 01:46 PM

What tuner card are you using?

jtlinux1967 · 12-20-2002, 08:47 PM

I am also getting the same error..along with very poor video performance...
I have recompiled the Kernel twice to make sure vid 4 lin was there and any other compomnts..also running v4l-conf confirms that its there . ? .
I followed all the instructions in the above threads to the letter and still the same error...I have tried the drivers from Gatos and Ati ..no diff.
I have the ATI Radeon 8500DV..
Plan B?

)

redhatcr · 07-16-2003, 11:47 PM

have you tried looking for videodev.o and then do as root
/sbin/insmod videodev.o

if you do lsmod after this you will see videodev now there, hope it helps though its kind of old