The problem is probably that the video devices on your linux box are either in use, or you don't have permissions to access them. If either of those is true, vic will default to transmitting X11 screen captures. This is a common problem when one person logs in to the console, and another person tries to run the AG software, because the devices will be owned by the first person and closed to everyone else. Tom [email protected] wrote:

Hi all,

I was recently put in charge of an access grid node and am having problems seeing the camera views on the display manager.

Our setup is much like the one in the 'Building an Acess Grid Node' document. Went in yesterday and brought everything up. The only problem is that instead of seeing what the camera is seeing, the video server (agvideo) seems to be transmitting its own screen, showing the Video Resource Manager on the linux desktop in the thumbnail windows on the Win2K display PC.

I've double-checked cable connections and settings and everything appears to be in place. Also, no network problems have been discovered. I know the cameras are on and broadcasting because they are also hooked to a small monitor and show the correct conference room views. Anyone have an idea why I'm getting my video server screen instead of a camera view in my venues display? All other nodes from other sites come in fine.

My venues.accessgrid.org location info is Institution Lobby --> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is running now.

Thanks! George Jackson Linux Systems Administrator ERDC MSRC