[AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys
Ivan R. Judson
judson at mcs.anl.gov
Tue Jul 13 11:11:26 CDT 2004
If you use Doug Kosovic's packages, you'll be in better shape. Doug has been
working on the "official" fedora core 2 packaging that will emerge when 2.3
is released.
--Ivan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Fred Dech
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:20 AM
> To: christoph ganser
> Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys
>
> i started to submit a Bugzilla yesterday, but stopped because
> the binary version of AG2.2 i installed is not the official
> AG2.2. it is a Fedoraized
> AG2.2 rpm set from the UK.
> i have noticed that the nodeConfig file generates a parsing
> error upon read-in. the serviceconfig associated with the
> service associated with the video resource fails consistently
> to be parsed correctly on the 'port' field (which is actually
> called the 'input' field in the error message. on a hunch, i
> changed the fieldname to 'input' but that did not help) upon read in.
> e.g.,
> [serviceconfig1]
> encoding = h261
> streamname = Video
> framerate = 24
> standard = NTSC
> bandwidth = 800
> quality = 75
> port = S-Video
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> config: invalid value for input: (null)
> valid choices for "input": "Television", "Composite1",
> "S-Video", "Composite3"
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> the official release AG2.2 binary pukes (and i should submit
> that in Bugzilla although if i search, i'm sure someone
> already has) on a FedoraC2 box at the very end when it is
> referencing or sourcing some
> AG2 .py scripts.
> so i 'may' try and build AG2.2 on that system from source.
>
> --fred
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 10:07AM, christoph ganser said:
> > hi list
> >
> > Fred Dech wrote:
> > > i'm going to start looking at my saved config files,
> etc. and the
> > args
> > >that are sent to VIC when it is started from within the
> Venue Client
> > >to try and figure out why things aren't working.
> >
> > i have the same problem with the ports.
> >
> > the ag-config-file seems to me ok.
> > the file passed to vic as a script (/tmp/xyz.vic) is also ok.
> >
> > i guess either vis does not understand the script commands
> or vic has a bug!
> >
> > regards
> >
> > christoph
> >
> > >--fred
> > >
> > >On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 01:49PM, Ivan R. Judson said:
> > >
> > >>This might be too elementary to have not been done, but have you
> > >>tried reconfiguring using the Node Management stuff and
> saving your
> > >>new configuration?
> > >>
> > >>Instructions are at:
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >>http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/documentation/VEN
> > >>UE_CLIEN T_MANUAL_HTML/VenueClientManualHTML.htm
> > >>
> > >>Look under section 2.13 Managing your node
> > >>
> > >>--Ivan
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>>[mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of ULM AccessGrid
> > >>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:42 PM
> > >>>To: 'Fred Dech'
> > >>>Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys
> > >>>
> > >>>The port problem has been filed under bug 1067.
> > >>>
> > >>>I have tried everything to fix the port problem. Even if I
> > >>>hardcode the values it reverts back to Composite1.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks
> > >>>
> > >>>Adam
> > >>>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>>[mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Fred Dech
> > >>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:07 PM
> > >>>To: ULM AccessGrid
> > >>>Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys
> > >>>
> > >>>yeah. i believe the video port issu is a feature that should be
> > >>>investigated further.
> > >>>
> > >>>all this time i assumed i wasn't transmitting video
> because my two
> > >>>sources don't show up on VIC. i actually decided to test with
> > >>>another node to see what came up when i was swapping out S-Video
> > >>>for composite, etc. it turns out that when i've configured my
> > >>>VideoProducerServices to S-Video, rather than TV (i have
> to do this
> > >>>whenever i start up the Venue Client, but it sticks when
> switching
> > >>>venues), and i've switched my video transmission ports from
> > >>>composite1 to S-Video each time i enter a venue, then i
> actually am
> > >>>transmitting correct (more or less) video to other clients
> > >>>connected to the venue.
> > >>>i just can't see my video sources at my node.
> > >>>i disabled my firewall, thinking that this might be caused by
> > >>>blocked loopbacks as was discussed relating to RAT last week.
> > >>>but that is not the problem, apparently, since VIC still doesn't
> > >>>display my streams.
> > >>>
> > >>>'anybody else running into this?
> > >>>
> > >>>thanks.
> > >>>
> > >>>--fred
> > >>>
> > >>>On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:43AM, ULM AccessGrid said:
> > >>>
> > >>>>I have sort of the same problem. My VICs all default to
> > >>>
> > >>>composite1.
> > >>>
> > >>>>If I manually change the port in the vic menu to
> > >>>
> > >>>Composite2, I see my
> > >>>
> > >>>>video
> > >>>
> > >>>just
> > >>>
> > >>>>fine. As soon as I change rooms it defaults back to
> > >>>
> > >>>Composite1. It's
> > >>>like
> > >>>
> > >>>>it ignores the node management resource settings for
> the ports.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Any other linux users running 2.2 have this problem???
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Note, I do not have opprey cards. I am running pinnacle
> > >>>
> > >>>PCTV Pro cards.
> > >>>
> > >>>>This is because they support PCI-X slots (which my machines
> > >>>
> > >>>have more
> > >>>
> > >>>>of
> > >>>
> > >>>the
> > >>>
> > >>>>regular pci slots) But the problem sounds the same :-)
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Thanks
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Adam
> > >>>>
> > >>>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>>
> > >>>[mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf
> > >>>
> > >>>>Of Fred Dech
> > >>>>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:00 AM
> > >>>>To: Andrew Daviel
> > >>>>Cc: AG Tech List
> > >>>>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Fedora C2 & Ospreys
> > >>>>
> > >>>>On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 06:15PM, Andrew Daviel said:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Fred Dech wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>i believe that i have a configuration problem aside
> from AG2.2
> > >>>>>>with
> > >>>>
> > >>>>these
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>>Osprey100 cards.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>when i run xawtv, should i be able to see the output
> of one of
> > >>>>>>these cards? i've tried using the -device option but haven't
> > >>>>>>found anything it would accept.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>xawtv = Linux ??
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>it's part of the AG2.2 install prereqs, if i remember right.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>If so, there should be entries in the syslog and the
> bttv module
> > >>>>>should
> > >>>
> > >>>be
> > >>>
> > >>>>>installed (lsmod |grep bttv) . There's install options
> > >>>
> > >>>for bttv.o to
> > >>>
> > >>>>>set the card type, BTW, if it's not autodetected (affects
> > >>>
> > >>>which port
> > >>>
> > >>>>>is
> > >>>>
> > >>>>assigned to TV, s-video
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>etc.)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>May need "alias char-major-81 bttv" in /modules.comf
> > >>>
> > >>>(should be set
> > >>>
> > >>>>>by
> > >>>>>kudzu) to install module automatically
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Cards should also show up with "lspci", e.g.
> > >>>>>00:0b.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree
> Corporation Bt878
> > >>>>>Video Capture (rev 02)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Cards should show up (nowadays) in /dev/video0, video 1
> > >>>
> > >>>etc so try
> > >>>
> > >>>>>xawtv -c /dev/video0. I think it still defaults to
> > >>>
> > >>>/dev/video which
> > >>>
> > >>>>>is now a directory.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>It should be possible to run multiple copies of xawtv one
> > >>>
> > >>>for each card.
> > >>>
> > >>>>>I use it a lot for testing video (and for watching TV at
> > >>>
> > >>>home ....)
> > >>>
> > >>>>thanks for the detailed description, Andrew.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>this system has bttv installed, and they show up in
> modeprobe and
> > >>>>lspci shows 2 Bt878 Video Captureres.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>i'm firing up xawtv -c /dev/video0 i'll be damned. i can see
> > >>>>myself. and i'm having a bad hair day...
> > >>>>huh.
> > >>>>i must have been pointing toward the wrong device IDs in my
> > >>>
> > >>>previous
> > >>>
> > >>>>attempts.
> > >>>>i think i did point at /dev/video1(2) at some point and got
> > >>>
> > >>>nothing,
> > >>>
> > >>>>but didn't bother to right-click. it defaults to PAL
> and TV. it
> > >>>>works much better as NTSC and S-Video :-P
> > >>>>
> > >>>>xawtv -c /dev/video0 and
> > >>>>xawtv -c /dev/video1 both work.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>so i guess it Is an AG config problem. i still get blue
> > >>>
> > >>>screens in my
> > >>>
> > >>>>two sub-VICS, and i don't show up at all in the master-VIC.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>i hacked at
> >
> >>>>/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/AccessGrid/Platform/unix/Config.p
> > >>>>y
> > >>>>complements of Adam Taylor....
> > >>>>
> > >>>> def GetResources(self):
> > >>>>
> > >>>> deviceList = dict()
> > >>>>
> > >>>> videodevpath = '/dev'
> > >>>> v4lctlexe = '/usr/bin/v4lctl'
> > >>>>
> > >>>> if os.path.exists('/sys/class/video4linux'):
> > >>>> videodevpath = '/sys/class/video4linux'
> > >>>> # Get list of devices
> > >>>> cmd = "ls /sys/class/video4linux | grep video"
> > >>>> fh = os.popen(cmd,'r')
> > >>>> for line in fh.readlines():
> > >>>> device = os.path.join('/dev',line.strip())
> > >>>> deviceList[device] = None
> > >>>> fh.close()
> > >>>> ...
> > >>>>
> > >>>>so i can get these two VideoProducerServices in my AG Node
> > >>>
> > >>>Managment:
> > >>>
> > >>>>VideoProducerServices /dev/video0 Enabled
> > >>>>VideoProducerServices /dev/video1 Enabled
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Configuration for both:
> > >>>>streamname Video
> > >>>>port S-VIdeo
> > >>>>encoding h261
> > >>>>standard NTSC
> > >>>>
> > >>>>when i select 'Menu' on my sub-VICs, i have:
> > >>>>'Device' v4I- BT878 video (Hauppauge (bt848))
> > >>>
> > >>>/dev/video0(1) 'Signal'
> > >>>
> > >>>>NTSC 'Port' option always defaults to Composite1
> whenever i change
> > >>>>venues??
> > >>>>changing it to S-Video doesn't seem to help, though.
> still no me.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>this is getting to be very time-consuming.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>--fred
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> >
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> Development
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