Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Video device not found

[Stephen Kitchener <stephen g6dzj demon co uk>]

Hi Paul,

On Thursday 20 December 2001 20:59, you wrote:
> You need to check to see if the modules are actually loading (lsmod).
>
> > What modules - I ask as I had to edit /etc/modules.conf to get my card
> > working and only to a point where a tv picture was obtained.
>
> What are you using to view the tv picture? Kwintv, xawtv? An external
> television?

xawtv

>
> I'm glad that you posted your question because it would appear in trying to
> find a solution to your problem I may have resolved my own. I noticed a
> line in my /etc/modules.conf file relating to a mad16 sound card. This
> system does not have that card so this must have been a carry over from a
> previous installation. There was also this line: pre-install bttv modprobe
> -k tuner, modprobe -k msp3400 which has since been changed to: options bttv
> radio=0 card=39 pll=0. Now the modules load when any user tries to execute
> a program which uses the bttv card, and thus Gnomemeeting is now working.
> The only thing that doesn't appear to load automatically is the msp3400
> module, but I am not certain I need that. The way I have it kluged in below
> was for testing. A modprobe msp3400 followed by an lsmod shows that module
> as being "unused".
>
> [root Spare pnixon]# cat /etc/modules.conf
> pre-install pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
> alias usb-interface usb-ohci
> alias eth0 8139too
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 bttv
> alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
> options tuner type=2
> options msp3400
> options i2c-core i2c_debug=1
> options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
> alias tvcard0 bttv
> alias sound-slot-0 cmpci
>
> Hopefully this will help you. Good luck,

Thanks paul - will now go and have a play.

>
> Paul
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Stephen Kitchener