failed to start webcamd

martinko gamato at users.sf.net
Mon Feb 28 21:47:06 UTC 2011


Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> On Monday 28 February 2011 21:39:02 martinko wrote:
>> Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
>>> On Monday 28 February 2011 19:35:38 martinko wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I've just installed webcamd port to try out my Logitech HD camera.
>>>> However, when plugging the camera in I get "root:
>>>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/webcamd: WARNING: failed to start webcamd" message,
>>>> then camera is disconnected, connected again and it all repeats (cycle
>>>> about 1 second).
>>>>
>>>> Where should I start looking at please ?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> There is a new webcamd port coming soon. Can you give that a try first
>>> and see if the problem is still the same?
>>>
>>> --HPS
>>
>> Btw, any reason behind randomising man pages in Makefile ?
>> Now it is more difficult to find out if a particular driver is in.
>
> You mean the alphabetical sorting?
>
> --HPS

Yes, that's what I meant.  [It's also harder to maintain the port.]
I noticed because I have Philips SAA7135hl ENLTV TV/Radio Tuner and I 
wondered whether there could be a driver for it. :-)
Also when doing `pkg_info -L` the files come in Makefile order.

M.



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