Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 17:38:40 +0200 (MET DST) From: Jakob Alvermark <jakob@teligent.se> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Vic and Quickcam Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970506173213.26753A-100000@datorn.teligent.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970505213737.17463C-100000@localhost>
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On Mon, 5 May 1997, Doug White wrote: > > Now i have got Vic-2.8, compiled with quickcamsupport.. > > OK, so far so good. Yeah, thought so.. :-) > > I have tested the quickcam with the simple qcamcontrol program and it > > works fine. But when I try to use it in vic, there is no picture. > > If I change the picture size in vic, small/normal back and forth, it > > flashes quickly with one frame, and then go black again. Strange, I > > think. > > You did make sure that the qcam was selected on the device menu? Well, qcam is the only device on the menu, so I think it's selected by default. > > I though it maybe could have something to do with mrouted. I don't know > > how to configure mrouted, anyone could maybe help me with that, if that's > > what causing the problem? > > You need to determine if you: > > a) Have a multicast-supported adapter. run `ifconfig ed0' replacing ed0 > with your network interface. You should see the MULTICAST flag. I see the multicast flag. (Using a NE2000 clone) > b) See if your network requires the use of mbone. Some have been set up > with ``native'' multicast which works without any additional modification. What do you mean by my "network"? And how do you mean require use of mbone? You have to excuse me, I´m new to this. > > And, is there any other program to just view the quickcam? I think the > > first step should be to try something that gets moving pictures from the > > camera. > > I have a program called `xfqcam' which can view the quickcam. I think it > even uses the kernel interface. I don't know, I have the libraries laying > around here too...I have lots of stuff from the qcam I can't use on this > machine anymore....:) Where can I get it? :-) Thanks, Jakob Alvermark ------------------------------------------------------- Teligent AB, P.O. Box 213, S-149 23 Nynäshamn, Sweden Telephone +46-(0)8 520 660 00 * Fax +46-(0)8 520 193 36 Direct +46-(0)8 520 660 32 * GSM +46-(0)70 792 16 57
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