From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 5 14:58:32 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FD3216A421 for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:58:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from smadev.internal.net (host3.dynacom.ondsl.gr [62.103.35.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFCDB13C48A for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:58:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from smadev.internal.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smadev.internal.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l95EvW3A013872; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:57:32 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by smadev.internal.net (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l95EvWHG013871; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:57:32 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) From: Achilleas Mantzios Organization: Dynacom Tankers Mgmt To: Mark Tinguely Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:57:32 +0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.3 References: <200710051443.l95EhAOV066689@casselton.net> In-Reply-To: <200710051443.l95EhAOV066689@casselton.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200710051757.32798.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Zoneminder and multichannel cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:58:32 -0000 =CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 =CE=A0=CE=B1=CF=81=CE=B1=CF=83=CE=BA=CE=B5=CF=85= =CE=AE 05 =CE=9F=CE=BA=CF=84=CF=8E=CE=B2=CF=81=CE=B9=CE=BF=CF=82 2007 17:43= , =CE=BF/=CE=B7 Mark Tinguely =CE=AD=CE=B3=CF=81=CE=B1=CF=88=CE=B5: > > Just an additional silly question: > > > > Wouldn't allowing more than 1 processes to access readonly /dev/bktr0, > > effefctively solve the problem? > > > > Is that hard to accomplish? > > Does it make sense? > > The BT878 can only capture from one input at a time. Allowing multiple > accesses to the driver to allow multiplexing of the inputs could be > done; it just moves the complexity from the application to the kernel. > > --Mark Tinguely. Thanx for your time. I am afraid i will have to go with a linux solution. I think though, that FreeBSD has the most high quality/manpower factor. Anyways, i am kind of sad, i was too ambitious with this. I learned something thanks to you. Maybe some junior could pick and implement that project, as bktr addons, in= =20 the next SoC, or something. =2D-=20 Achilleas Mantzios