Re: BTTV read problems

[Gerd Knorr <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Billy Biggs <vektor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> > Which driver version?  The 0.7.x versions simply do not support capture
> > using the read() system call.
> 
>   Should probably mention that these are the ones in the 2.4 kernel
> (right?).

Yes.  bttv prints the version number to the log at insmod time, should
easy to figure which version you are using.

> So far we're unable to support read()-only supporting cards
> in tvtime since I have nothing to test against.  :)
> 
>   Is it supported in later versions?

0.8.x and 0.9.x versions can handle read().  bttv 0.8.x even has a
insmod option to disable mmap() for testing purposes.

IIRC also some usb webcam drivers support capture using read().

  Gerd

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