To install and run mjpg_streamer on a BeagleBone with a Logitech C270 webcam:
git clone https://gist.github.com/jadonk/51a4d83c8180e259bcb5661002712166
bash 51a4d83c8180e259bcb5661002712166/install_mjpg_streamer.sh
Browse to your BeagleBone from a web browser specifying port 8090: http://beaglebone.local:8090
If you are looking for a quick python script to listen to the stream, try https://gist.github.com/jadonk/2a045611c134e2307a772a721b66ff5d.
| #!/bin/bash | |
| cat /etc/dogtag | |
| # BeagleBoard.org Debian Image 2017-01-17 | |
| uname -a | |
| # Linux blue-dc5d 4.4.41-ti-r83 #1 SMP Tue Jan 17 00:01:19 UTC 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux | |
| lsusb | |
| # Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:0825 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C270 | |
| # Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub | |
| v4l2-ctl --info | |
| # Driver Info (not using libv4l2): | |
| # Driver name : uvcvideo | |
| # Card type : UVC Camera (046d:0825) | |
| # Bus info : usb-musb-hdrc.1.auto-1 | |
| # Driver version: 4.4.41 | |
| # Capabilities : 0x84200001 | |
| # Video Capture | |
| # Streaming | |
| # Extended Pix Format | |
| # Device Capabilities | |
| # Device Caps : 0x04200001 | |
| # Video Capture | |
| # Streaming | |
| # Extended Pix Format | |
| #apt-get install -y libv4l-dev libjpeg-dev imagemagick subversion | |
| #svn co https://svn.code.sf.net/p/mjpg-streamer/code/mjpg-streamer mjpg-streamer | |
| # SVN_REV="3:172" | |
| #cd mjpg-streamer | |
| #make | |
| #./mjpg_streamer ./mjpg_streamer -i "./input_uvc.so -yuv" -o "./output_http.so -p 8090 -w ./www" | |
| #make install | |
| #mjpg_streamer -i "/usr/local/lib/input_uvc.so -yuv" -o "/usr/local/lib/output_http.so -p 8090 -w /usr/local/www" | |
| apt-get update | |
| # Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease | |
| # Hit http://repos.rcn-ee.com jessie InRelease | |
| # Hit https://deb.nodesource.com jessie InRelease | |
| # Ign http://httpredir.debian.org jessie InRelease | |
| # Get:1 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main armhf Packages [425 kB] | |
| # Hit http://httpredir.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease | |
| # Get:2 http://repos.rcn-ee.com jessie/main armhf Packages [771 kB] | |
| # Hit http://httpredir.debian.org jessie Release.gpg | |
| # Get:3 https://deb.nodesource.com jessie/main armhf Packages [968 B] | |
| # Hit http://httpredir.debian.org jessie Release | |
| # Get:4 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib armhf Packages [994 B] | |
| # Get:5 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free armhf Packages [20 B] | |
| # Get:6 http://httpredir.debian.org jessie-updates/main armhf Packages [17.6 kB] | |
| # Get:7 http://httpredir.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib armhf Packages [20 B] | |
| # Get:8 http://httpredir.debian.org jessie-updates/non-free armhf Packages [450 B] | |
| # Get:9 http://httpredir.debian.org jessie/main armhf Packages [8,850 kB] | |
| # Get:10 http://httpredir.debian.org jessie/contrib armhf Packages [44.7 kB] | |
| # Get:11 http://httpredir.debian.org jessie/non-free armhf Packages [74.9 kB] | |
| # Fetched 10.2 MB in 19s (519 kB/s) | |
| # Reading package lists... Done | |
| apt-get install -y mjpg-streamer | |
| install -m 644 51a4d83c8180e259bcb5661002712166/mjpg-streamer.rules /etc/udev/rules.d | |
| install -m 644 51a4d83c8180e259bcb5661002712166/mjpg-streamer.service /etc/systemd/system | |
| systemctl restart mjpg-streamer |
| KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="046d", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0825",\ | |
| TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="mjpg-streamer.service" | |
| KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="046d", ATTRS{idProduct}=="082d",\ | |
| TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="mjpg-streamer.service" | |
| KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0c45", ATTRS{idProduct}=="62e0",\ | |
| TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="mjpg-streamer.service" |
| [Unit] | |
| Description=Webcam Video Streaming | |
| Requires=dev-video0.device | |
| BindsTo=dev-video0.device | |
| [Service] | |
| #ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mjpg_streamer -i "/usr/local/lib/input_uvc.so -yuv" -o "/usr/local/lib/output_http.so -p 8090 -w /usr/local/www" | |
| ExecStart=/usr/bin/mjpg_streamer -i "/usr/lib/mjpg-streamer/input_uvc.so" -o "/usr/lib/mjpg-streamer/output_http.so -p 8090 -w /usr/share/mjpg-streamer/www" | |