Re: /dev/video absent

Hello folks, I am reposting my problem again.. I am hoping to get a webcam (a TV tuner card later) working on a Debian/Unstable box with 2.6.17-1-486 kernel and evga's graphics card with nVidia GForce 6600LE chipset. The webcam in concern is a Logitech Quickcam IM. The material I dug up from the n

Re: /dev/video absent

-- "Edward Shornock (debian ml)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 02:33:46AM -0700, kruton > wrote: > > well, the initial goal was to get a webcam > working. > > doing some digging i see that there is no > /dev/video.. > > so > > > > cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV video > > > > seemed

Re: /dev/video absent

On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 02:33:46AM -0700, kruton wrote: > well, the initial goal was to get a webcam working. > doing some digging i see that there is no /dev/video.. > so > > cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV video > > seemed like an option.. it said > > udev active, devices will be created in > /dev/.stati

/dev/video absent

well, the initial goal was to get a webcam working. doing some digging i see that there is no /dev/video.. so cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV video seemed like an option.. it said udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/ what is this? how do i get v4l support into the machine? and ofcours