Same problem using install from ports. Seems someone else is also having this exact problem:
http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-startup-problems-td3927737.html#a5398421
ok, so.
tried it with
webcmad_enable="YES"
webcamd_flags="-d ugen3.2 -B"
/dev/video0 not created.
tried with
webcamd_flags="-d ugen3.2 -B"
only. still /dev/video0 not created
tried via terminal manually:
sudo webcamd
Attached ugen3.2[0] to cuse unit 0
Creating /dev/video0...
Here's what I think. FreeBSD is great the way it is. It's simple, solid, stable. When I first started using linux I had no idea what I was getting into. Had I not taken the time to learn it, I would not have known how to progress and fix/update things. I first started with redhat, then mandrake...
Yes, I do have cuse4bsd_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf. I do not think I would be able to manually load webcamd and create /dev/video0 if cuse was not loaded.
As I said it works fine IF:
1. I do not use webcamd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf
and also
2. manually type webcamd -d ugen3.2 -i 0...
Some extra info that might be useful:
when
webcamd_enable="YES"
and I try to run it, I get:
Webcamd is already running for ugen3.2.0
..yet no /dev/video0
Here's the usbconfig dump_device_desc:
ugen3.2: <product 0x0819 vendor 0x046d> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON...
odd problem with webcamd_enable="YES"
Hi everyone. So I've come across a strange problem. I'm using Freebsd 9 stable. I've followed the guide and installed the required packages. Here's the issue.
If I put:
webcamd_enable="YES"
in /etc/rc.conf, /dev/video0 is not loaded and not listed when I...
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