> > I've got a small home LAN. One box has an ATI All-In-Wonder card. I can > > watch TV on it no problem with xawtv. I can "ssh -X firstbox.ip.address" > > into it and run xterm remotely, but when I try to run xawtv it complains > > that there's no such device as /dev/video0 and no video grabber device > > available. > > > > Is it possible to do what I want to do? If so, what am I doing wrong? If > > it's not possible, that's okay; I just thought it'd be a really neat > > trick with lots of "Can you do this with Windows" gloat value. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kent > You can do it by logging in with a full X session using XDMCP. > I've used hummingbird exceed on Windows to log in to my Linux box > and start xawtv. It's not worth it though. The network just doesn't > have enough bandwidth to send 30 frames per second at any size in > realtime. I have 100Mbit Ethernet, and I probably only got 5-10 > fps. > > One thing I'm curious about though: Can you forward sound through an > X session? I think W-----s XP can send the sound through their cheap-ass > "new, incredible remote desktop," and I hate seeing them do something > we can't in an area where they're otherwise completely outclassed. > -- > Nick
Has anyone succeeded in doing this with vls/vlc (VideoLAN Server/Client)? It claims to be able to do just this. I've taken a brief look at it, but I don't have time to devote to it. Andrew "I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
