vlc 1.0.2 can not capture v4l2 video stream, vlc 1.0.1 works fine

[sdowney717]

Binary package hint: vlc

VLC 1.01 can capture the video stream from my adaptec videooh! 2010 pci card.
vlc 1.02 can not, the error is

[0x978a868] main input error: open of `v4l2://dev/video0' failed: (null)

 Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'v4l2://'. Check the log for details.
Quote:
scott@scott-desktop:~$ vlc
VLC media player 1.0.2 Goldeneye
[0x8206688] main interface error: no interface module matched "globalhotkeys,none"
[0x8206688] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x8166140] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0x8166140] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0x84a3d40] v4l2 demux error: device does not support streaming i/o
[0x84a3d40] v4l2 demux error: cannot get video input characteristics (Invalid argument)
[0x848e078] v4l2 access error: device does not support streaming i/o
[0x848e078] v4l2 access error: cannot get video input characteristics (Invalid argument)
[0x84a1d28] main input error: open of `v4l2://' failed: (null)

However, it works fine with prior version vlc 1.01 package vlc_1.0.1-2ubuntu1_i386.deb

package vlc_1.0.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb gives the error

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 28 11:28:25 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: vlc 1.0.1-2ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: vlc
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686

[sdowney717 (sdowney717)]

apparently others have reported the problem.
http://<email address hidden>/msg247047.html

[sdowney717 (sdowney717)]

i discovered if you run from command line
"vlc /dev/video0" vlc version 1.0.2 will open the v4l device and display the video and you can hear the sound

scott2@scott2-desktop:~$ vlc /dev/video0
VLC media player 1.0.2 Goldeneye
[0x8d66f28] main interface error: no interface module matched "globalhotkeys,none"
[0x8d66f28] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x8cc6140] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0x8cc6140] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdnav: Can't seek to block 32
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/scott2/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdread: Can't seek to block 256
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread: Can't seek to block 256
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[0x8fa00c8] vcd access error: could not read TOCHDR
[0x8fa00c8] vcd access error: no movie tracks found
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
[0x97abc80] mux_ps mux: Open
[0x97abc80] mux_ps mux: Close

[Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier)]

This issue is fixed in debian version 1.0.2-1 (see linked debian bug report).

This debian release is merely a bug fix release.

[Vincent DAVY (vincentdavy)]

vlc 1.0.3 is out. why not directly fix this bug by updating vlc to 1.0.3 version ?

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

seems that this bug has just been forgotten. fixed package seems to be even in karmic

[Vincent DAVY (vincentdavy)]

still not working for me...
upgrading with version from vlc ppa https://launchpad.net/~c-korn/+archive/vlc works fine

why not upgrading to version 1.0.3 ??

[sdowney717 (sdowney717)]

Thank you very much for pointing that out!
1.0.3 is working with the capture card. Why they are so slow to upgrade the repository i just dont know.
I was looking to try a build of 1.0.4 but ran into roadblocks so I had given up.