Re: Re: xawtv doesn't use v4l2 interface all the time

["Brian J. Murrell" <v4l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 11:03:21AM +0000, Gerd Knorr wrote:
> 

Well, xawtv is no longer seeing the v4l2 knobs again.

$ xawtv -hwscan reveals:

This is xawtv-3.64, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.13-11mdk)
looking for available devices
port 61-61                              [ -xvport 61 ]
    type : Xvideo, video overlay
    name : video4linux

port 62-62
    type : Xvideo, image scaler
    name : Matrox G-Series Backend Scaler

/dev/v4l/video0: OK                     [ -device /dev/v4l/video0 ]
    type : v4l2
    name : Bttv2(0) - Video
    flags: overlay capture tuner 

> xawtv uses the first one by default, i.e. the xvideo device.  You don't
> get the v4l2 controls then.

Hmmm.  Is this optimal?  Should it try xvideo first?

> Try the "-noxv" or "-device /dev/v4l/video0" switch ...

The latter switch works just fine and I get the knobs again.

b.

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Brian J. Murrell