Thread: CCTV camera setup problem.

i'm trying set cctv camera on unbuntu 10.04.

im using pico 2000 clone card (bt843 or that).
think system reconises ok - not 100% sure.

i'm using xawtv software it's installed.

running xawtv -hwscan give following

oot@james-desktop:/home/james# xawtv -hwscan
xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on linux/i686 (2.6.32-43-generic)
looking available devices
port 89-104
type : xvideo, image scaler
name : intel(r) teoot@james-desktop:/home/james# xawtv -hwscan
xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on linux/i686 (2.6.32-43-generic)
looking available devices
port 89-104
type : xvideo, image scaler
name : intel(r) textured video

port 105-105
type : xvideo, image scaler
name : intel(r) video overlay

/dev/video0: ok [ -device /dev/video0 ]
type : v4l2
name : bt878 video (grandtec multi cap
flags: overlay capture
xtured video

port 105-105
type : xvideo, image scaler
name : intel(r) video overlay

/dev/video0: ok [ -device /dev/video0 ]
type : v4l2
name : bt878 video (grandtec multi cap
flags: overlay capture

running xawtv terminal gives me -

root@james-desktop:/home/james# xawtv -c /dev/video0
xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on linux/i686 (2.6.32-43-generic)
xinerama 0: 1920x1080+0+0
warning: no dga direct video mode display.
warning: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual
configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>")
v4l2: warning: framebuffer base address mismatch
v4l2: me=(nil) v4l=(nil)
warning: cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" type fontstruct
ioctl: vidioc_qbuf(index=0;type=video_capture;bytesused=2 21184;flags=0x1 [mapped];field=bottom;;timecode.type=0;timecode.flags=0;ti mecode.frames=0;timecode.seconds=0;timecode.minute s=0;timecode.hours=0;timecode.userbits="";sequence =28;memory=mmap): invalid argument
ioctl: vidioc_qbuf(index=0;type=video_capture;bytesused=2 21184;flags=0x1 [mapped];field=bottom;;timecode.type=0;timecode.flags=0;ti mecode.frames=0;timecode.seconds=0;timecode.minute s=0;timecode.hours=0;timecode.userbits="";sequence =28;memory=mmap): invalid argument

i'm not sure lot means.

did search web , found had add file modprobe.d folder, did , think system reconises card ok.

apreciated

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