--- video.c.orig	2005-03-07 16:11:11.558649856 -0800
+++ video.c	2005-03-07 16:15:01.402708248 -0800
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
     AR2VideoParamT            *vid;
     ARUint32                  p1,p2;
     quadlet_t                 value;
+    struct stat               statbuf; /* sjd */
+    char                      videodev[256]; /*sjd*/
     char                      *a, line[256];
     int                       i;
 
@@ -303,6 +305,19 @@
         exit(0);
     }
 
+/*
+ * sjd - check for /dev/video1394/0 or /dev/video1394 and select 
+ * dynamically, for better compatibility
+ */
+    if( stat( "/dev/video1394/0", &statbuf ) == 0 ) {
+        sprintf( videodev, "/dev/video1394/0" );
+    } else if( stat( "/dev/video1394", &statbuf ) == 0 ) {
+        sprintf( videodev, "/dev/video1394" );
+    } else {
+      fprintf( stderr, "unable to find / access video1394 camera device\n" );
+      exit(0);
+    }
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /*  setup capture                                                        */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -314,6 +329,7 @@
 			         vid->speed,
 			         vid->int_rate,
 			         vid->dma_buf_num,
+				 1 /* drop frames*/, videodev, /* sjd*/
 			         &(vid->camera)) != DC1394_SUCCESS ) {
         fprintf( stderr,"unable to setup camera-\n"
                 "check if you did 'insmod video1394' or,\n"
@@ -363,11 +379,27 @@
 
 int ar2VideoCapStart( AR2VideoParamT *vid )
 {
+  struct stat statbuf;   /* sjd */
+  char videodev[256];  /* sjd */
+
     if(vid->status != 0 && vid->status != 3){
         printf("arVideoCapStart has already been called.\n");
         return -1;
     }
 
+/*
+ * sjd - check for /dev/video1394/0 or /dev/video1394 and select 
+ * dynamically, for better compatibility
+ */
+    if( stat( "/dev/video1394/0", &statbuf ) == 0 ) {
+        sprintf( videodev, "/dev/video1394/0" );
+    } else if( stat( "/dev/video1394", &statbuf ) == 0 ) {
+        sprintf( videodev, "/dev/video1394" );
+    } else {
+      fprintf( stderr, "unable to find / access video1394 camera device\n" );
+      exit(0);
+    }
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /*  setup capture                                                        */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -380,6 +412,7 @@
 			             vid->speed,
 			             vid->int_rate,
 			             vid->dma_buf_num,
+				     1 /* drop frames*/, videodev, /*sjd*/
 			             &(vid->camera)) != DC1394_SUCCESS ) {
             fprintf( stderr,"unable to setup camera-\n"
                     "check if you did 'insmod video1394' or,\n"