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diff --git a/prepare-videochat.sh b/prepare-videochat.sh index 7364417..13511ad 100755 --- a/prepare-videochat.sh +++ b/prepare-videochat.sh @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ # Script for using IP Webcam as a microphone/webcam in Debian Jessie, # Ubuntu 13.04, 14.04, 16.04 and Arch Linux -# Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Antonio García Domínguez +# Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Antonio García Domínguez # Copyright (C) 2016 C.J. Adams-Collier # Copyright (C) 2016 Laptander # Licensed under GPLv3 @@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ # In Arch Linux # install ipwebcam-gst-git package from AUR # +# MULTIPLE WEBCAMS +# +# This requires some extra work. First, you need to reload the +# v4l2loopback module yourself and specify how many loopback devices +# you want (default is 1). For instance, if you want 2: +# +# sudo modprobe -r v4l2loopback +# sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=2 +# +# Next, run two copies of this script with explicit WIFI_IP and DEVICE +# settings (see CONFIGURATION): +# +# ./prepare-videochat.sh +# ./prepare-videochat-copy.sh +# # TROUBLESHOOTING # # 1. Does v4l2loopback work properly? @@ -157,6 +172,10 @@ AUDIO_CODEC=wav # Make sure that IP webcam is streaming corresponding streams, otherwise error will occur. CAPTURE_STREAM=av +# Loopback device to be used. This only needs to be uncommented if you +# want to skip autodetection (e.g. for multiple webcams): +#DEVICE=/dev/video0 + ### FUNCTIONS has_kernel_module() { @@ -361,23 +380,26 @@ else fi fi -# Use the first "v4l2 loopback" device as the webcam: this should help -# when loading v4l2loopback on a system that already has a regular -# webcam. +# If the user hasn't manually specified which /dev/video* to use +# through DEVICE, use the first "v4l2 loopback" device as the webcam: +# this should help when loading v4l2loopback on a system that already +# has a regular webcam. If that doesn't work, fall back to /dev/video0. if ! can_run v4l2-ctl; then install_package v4l-utils fi -if can_run v4l2-ctl; then - for d in /dev/video*; do - if v4l2-ctl -d "$d" -D | grep -q "v4l2 loopback"; then - DEVICE=$d - break - fi - done -fi if [ -z "$DEVICE" ]; then - DEVICE=/dev/video0 - warning "Could not find the v4l2loopback device: falling back to $DEVICE" + if can_run v4l2-ctl; then + for d in /dev/video*; do + if v4l2-ctl -d "$d" -D | grep -q "v4l2 loopback"; then + DEVICE=$d + break + fi + done + fi + if [ -z "$DEVICE" ]; then + DEVICE=/dev/video0 + warning "Could not find the v4l2loopback device: falling back to $DEVICE" + fi fi # Decide whether to connect through USB or through wi-fi |