New version of multimedia/webcamd ready for testing [v3.6.0.2]

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:26:40 +0200
Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky at c2i.net> wrote:

> I've updated to 3.7 now. Just "svn up" the ports folder in the I4B SVN. Please 
> test and report any issues. There was a significant amount of changes.
> 

It looks better, but it seems that webcamd 3.7 doesn't work with the PCTV nanoStick T2 either.

root at kg-f4# uname -a
FreeBSD kg-f4.kg4.no 9.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-PRERELEASE #1: Sun Aug  5 18:43:08 CEST 2012     root at kg-f4.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
root at kg-f4# portversion -v | grep webcamd
webcamd-3.7.0.1             >  succeeds port (port has 3.6.0.1_1)
root at kg-f4# usbconfig -d ugen1.3
ugen1.3: <PCTV 290e PCTV Systems> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
root at kg-f4# webcamd -d ugen1.3
Attached to ugen1.3[0]
Creating /dev/video0
Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
Looks good, break it and do the automatic test:
root at kg-f4# service webcamd onestart ugen1.3
Starting webcamd.
Attached to ugen1.3[0]
root at kg-f4# pgrep -lf webcamd
7404 /usr/local/sbin/webcamd -B -U webcamd -G webcamd -d ugen1.3 -i 0
root at kg-f4# ls -l /dev/dvb/adapter0
total 0
crw-rw----  1 webcamd  webcamd    0, 121 Aug 30 23:34 demux0
crw-rw----  1 webcamd  webcamd    0, 139 Aug 30 23:34 dvr0
crw-rw----  1 webcamd  webcamd    0, 140 Aug 30 23:34 frontend0
Ok, no try w_scan:
root at kg-f4# w_scan -fc -c NO
w_scan version 20120415 (compiled for DVB API 5.5)
using settings for NORWAY
DVB cable
DVB-C
scan type CABLE, channellist 7
output format vdr-1.6
WARNING: could not guess your codepage. Falling back to 'UTF-8'
output charset 'UTF-8', use -C <charset> to override
Info: using DVB adapter auto detection.
    /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 -> CABLE "Sony CXD2820R": very good :-))

Using CABLE frontend (adapter /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
-_-_-_-_ Getting frontend capabilities-_-_-_-_
Using DVB API 5.7
frontend 'Sony CXD2820R' supports
INVERSION_AUTO
QAM_AUTO
FEC_AUTO
FREQ (45.00MHz ... 864.00MHz)
This dvb driver is *buggy*: the symbol rate limits are undefined - please report to linuxtv.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
73000: sr6900 (time: 00:04) sr6875 (time: 00:09)
(lots of output skipped)
858000: sr6900 (time: 26:07) sr6875 (time: 26:11)

ERROR: Sorry - i couldn't get any working frequency/transponder
 Nothing to scan!!
That's the end of it.

HTH
-- 
Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen at getmail.no>