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Bug 53827 - xawtv webcam fails to find webcamrc
Summary: xawtv webcam fails to find webcamrc
Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Television related Applications in Gentoo's Portage
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Reported: 2004-06-13 12:35 UTC by Susie Edgeworth
Modified: 2005-05-29 17:48 UTC (History)
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Description Susie Edgeworth 2004-06-13 12:35:21 UTC 
After install there is now .webcamrc on the system.  Using locate command webcamrc is found:

/usr/portage/media-tv/xawtv/files/webcamrc

When that is cp to /home/[userid]/.webcamrc and edited applicably it isn't read correctly later.  It claims to read the file and results of which I will post below.  However notice in the below paste it says quality 75 and in my .webcamrc the quality is set to 95.  I will also paste below my .webcamrc

bash-2.05b$ webcam /home/kemet/.webcamrc 
reading config file: /home/kemet/.webcamrc
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:1: syntax error
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:2: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:3: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:4: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:5: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:6: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:7: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:8: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:9: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:10: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:11: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:12: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:14: syntax error
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:15: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:16: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:17: syntax error
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:18: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:19: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:20: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:21: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:22: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:23: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:24: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:25: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:26: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:27: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:28: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:29: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:30: error: no section
/home/kemet/.webcamrc:31: error: no section
video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr
grabber config:
  size 320x240 [24 bit TrueColor (LE: bgr)]
  input (null), norm (null), jpeg quality 75
  rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320
webcam 2004-06-13 12:18:14
webcam 2004-06-13 12:18:18

---cut n paste below of .webcamrc (sensitive info removed)---

       [ftp]
       host = [removed ip address for security]
       user = [removed user login id for security]
       pass = [removed password for security]
       dir  = /
       file = celti01.jpg
       tmp  = webcam-tmp.jpg
       passive = 1
       debug = 0
       auto = 0
       local = 0
       ssh = 0

       [grab]
       device = /dev/video0
#       text = ""
#       infofile = 
       width = 320
       height = 240
       delay = 45
       wait = 0
       input = camera
       norm = pal
       rotate = 0
       top = 0
       left = 0
       bottom = 0
       right = 0
       quality = 95
       trigger = 5
       once = 1


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Comment 1 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-05-29 17:48:04 UTC 
Please test with the latest 3.94-r2 version.