Re: [Motion-user] No picture displayed

[Joe C. <joe...@ex...>]

On Dec 20, 2007 10:57 AM, Ferry Sumendap <fer...@ya...> 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 ?
>

In the /etc/motion/motion/conf file...
Make sure the "input" and "norm" values are set correctly and also that you
have the correct "videodevice" device.
Typically these would be "input 1" "norm 0" "/dev/video0".

Joe