From: Aris S. <ar...@ya...> - 2007-12-21 08:03:44
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In Xawtv - you need to right click (I think it is a right click) on the xawtv blue screen, and there is an option to choose the input. Try all of them. If you are seeing the blue screen, then i'm pretty sure the Linux kernel is seeing your card. What does the output of 'xawtv -hwscan' say? Aris --- Ferry Sumendap <fer...@ya...> wrote: > Yes, I did. > When I started the motion, as what I can see, no > error reported by motion. > I also cannot see the display using xawtv or tvtime > (internal program inside Linux Mandriva 2007). > When I moved the card into a windows Operating > System machine (different computer), the card works > properly. > Perhaps, does it because the vga card ? > Thank you. > > Regards, > Ferry > > > > > > Aris Stathakis <ar...@ya...> wrote: Did you try > the different 'input' options in the > motion.conf file? > > Aris > > --- Ferry Sumendap wrote: > > > After inserting the Digital Video Recording card, > > the files are available > > /dev/video > > /dev/video0 > > /dev/video1 > > /dev/video2 > > /dev/video3 > > > > I have tried by setting parameter > > videodevice /dev/video > > videodevice /dev/video0 > > videodevice /dev/video1 > > videodevice /dev/video2 > > videodevice /dev/video3 > > norm 0 > > > > Perhaps what all of you said are right that blue > > screen means no signal and it is about the > hardware. > > I will try with another card then. > > > > Thank you for all suggestions. :) > > > > Regards, > > Ferry > > > > > > "Cathal A. Ferris" > wrote: > > In motion.conf, make sure that the correct input > is > > selected. > > > > For a previous bt878 card, I saw the composite > input > > on "input 1" > > > > Though I had issues with having to "rmmod bt878 ; > > modprobe bt878" to get > > the card to restart correctly. There may have been > > more problems with that > > card though. > > > > Just check that you have the correct input. Use > > xawtv or tvtime to see if > > you can get any picture from the card. Change the > > value for the 'input' > > parameter and you should find the one that works. > > > > Cathal. > > > > > > -- > > Cathal Ferris > > pi...@cs... http://www.swibble.com > > > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Ferry Sumendap wrote: > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > I have just tried motion with this specification > > > - an analog camera > > > - bt878 Video capture device > > > - linux mandriva 2007 > > > Linux Mandriva 2007 has the driver needed by > bt878 > > Video capture device. > > > After motion.conf was configured and motion was > > run, I checked the file jpg generated by motion, > > > I found that it was only a blue picture. The > same > > result was displayed from web browser. > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know the reason ? > > > I tried the analog camera and bt878 Video > capture > > device in windows operating system, > > > it worked properly. > > > > > > Does motion just support USB Digital Camera ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ferry > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find > them > > fast with Yahoo! 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