SGI: Video

videoin error - couldn't open VL video

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uunix
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Wrote the following at Jan. 29, 2015, 2:02 p.m...
Trying to run videoin and getting this console message:
videoin: error opening video: VL:Bad Access to the library

System is

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OCTANE 4# hinv -vm
Location: /hw/node
PM20600MHZ Board: barcode MLD086     part 030-1778-001 rev  C
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/15
IP30 Board: barcode LMF635     part 030-1467-001 rev  D
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/15/pci/2
PWR.SPPLY.ER Board: barcode AAE1140055 part 060-0035-002 rev  A
FP1 Board: barcode MGL353     part 030-0891-003 rev  J
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/13
XTALKPCI Board: barcode MDJ659     part 030-0952-005 rev  E
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/11
ODY128VERSIONB Board: barcode LLG968     part 030-1611-001 rev  C
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/10
XTALK_PCI Board: barcode MGY465     part 030-1275-004 rev  A
2 600 MHZ IP30 Processors
Heart ASIC: Revision F
CPU: MIPS R14000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.4
FPU: MIPS R14010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
Main memory size: 3584 Mbytes
Xbow ASIC: Revision 1.4
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 2 Mbytes
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
Disk drive / removable media: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0: 720K/1.44M floppy
Tape drive: unit 3 on SCSI controller 0: DAT
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
Integral SCSI controller 2: Version Fibre Channel QL2340, 33 MHz PCI
Integral SCSI controller 3: Version Fibre Channel QL2340, 33 MHz PCI
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2
IOC3 parallel port: plp1
Graphics board: V12
Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, pci 2
Gigabit Ethernet: tg1, PCI slot 1
Iris Audio Processor: version RAD revision 12.0, number 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 2
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0005) PCI slot 3
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x14e4, device 0x1645) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x2312) PCI slot 3
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x2312) PCI slot 1
Dual Channel Display


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Graphics board 0 is "ODYSSEY" graphics.
Managed (":0.0") 2560x1024
BUZZ version B.1
PB&J version 1
128MB memory
Banks: 4, CAS latency: 3
Compositor port 0 attached to channel 0 nic 0x1004a768
Monitor 0 type: Unknown
Dual Channel Display option
Monitor 1 type: SNY -19200      Monitor 2 type: VSC 12833
Channel 0:
Origin = (0,0)
Video Output: 1280 pixels, 1024 lines, 60.00Hz (2@1280x1024_60)
Channel 1:
Origin = (1280,0)
Video Output: 1280 pixels, 1024 lines, 60.00Hz (2@1280x1024_60)


chkconfig videod is on.

Drivers are installed OK.

I saw an exact posting on nekochan, but the OP fixed it themselves, I'm hoping they answer my PM

So where to start first? I'm guessing it's something silly judging by the post.
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Wrote the following at Jan. 29, 2015, 4 p.m...
uunix wrote: Drivers are installed OK.
I didn't catch it in your hinv. Is there a particular video hardware option board you're trying to capture video with?
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Wrote the following at Jan. 29, 2015, 4:32 p.m...
ah.. it's not displaying XT-DIGID board.. well spotted recondas.
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Wrote the following at Jan. 29, 2015, 5:39 p.m...
uunix wrote: ah.. it's not displaying XT-DIGVID board.. well spotted recondas.

On the odd chance you don't already know, the XT-DIGVID (aka the DM2) won't work with the classic SGI (primarily analog) video tools like videoin or the underlying video daemon (videod). Instead they use SGI's later (digital) video media libraries (aka OpenML).

If you don't already have the software libraries for your DM2, you can freely download them SGI's Supportfolio site or Ian's Depot Resources page.

If a little additional background might prove helpful, this thread might be interesting: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=16727126&p=7354470&#p7354470

After you're able to get the DM2 to appear in an hinv -vm , you can try some of the tools supplied in the DM2 software, like xtdigvid_hinv or xtdigvid_confidence .
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Wrote the following at Jan. 30, 2015, 1:14 a.m...
I didn't know that recondas, thanks, & thanks for the info. :-)
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