[AG-TECH] AG2.2 replacement for setupvideo.py
Ivan R. Judson
judson at mcs.anl.gov
Fri Jun 18 10:55:12 CDT 2004
That makes sense, clearly the discovery of devices in that code is platform
specific.
If you can write a python function that enumerates them we can integrate
that as a patch.
--Ivan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dgolden at cp.dias.ie [mailto:dgolden at cp.dias.ie]
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:43 AM
> To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
> Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] AG2.2 replacement for setupvideo.py
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> >
> > We'll have to sort out what's going on.
> >
>
> Haven't filed a formal bug report yet, but I immediately saw
> the problem once pointed to that method:
>
> /proc/video/dev doesn't exist at all on my system...
> (stock debian 2.6 kernel).
>
> In kernel 2.6 , the information is available via sysfs in
> /sys/class/video4linux not /proc/video/dev ...
>
> In 2.6 there has been a move to rationalise the /proc fs to
> be for processes only, and the sundry kernel stuff to /sys
>
> Neater that way, I guess.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> David Golden
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