Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Gnomemeeting can't open /dev/video0

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le mardi 26 avril 2005 à 00:26 +0300, Jouni Lohikoski iki fi a écrit :
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 12:14:20AM +0300, Sami Kiiskila wrote:
> > I installed ubuntu and tried the gnomemeeting that came with it.
> > Seemed to work but without video, it even found the microphone
> > on the usb webcamera.
> > ...
> > So I compiled the required driver (spca5xx) for this webcamera (Labtec).
> >...
> > But gnomemeeting is not able to use the video. When I select the V4L2
> > plugin and try to open the wiev from own camera I get and error window
> > about "not able to open /dev/video0 , check permissions".
> 
> If permissions are ok, maybe your driver just doesn't support V4L2.
> 
> There is also a problem with Ubuntu Live-CD, Gnoppix, that it and the
> Gnomemeeting in it supports only V4L2 and not V4L. I couldn't get
> pwc-driver and Logitech Quickcam 4000 Pro to work with Gnoppix because
> of that. Bug/feature request is reported on Ubuntu bugzilla. Also
> Gnoppix v0.99.9 has the old GM without STUN-support.

I think doing apt-get install libpt-plugins-v4l is enough to make things
work.

Both of you should report a bug to Knoppix and Ubuntu for the following
reasons :
- our V4L2 plugin is experimental and not stable
- very few linux drivers support V4L2, most of them are still supporting
only V4L1

So it makes GnomeMeeting unusable for most people.
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