"David Beach" <wereadwhatyouwrite@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > hi > > i'm new to the list...i was hoping someone could tell me how to check > the version of video for linux that is currently installed on my > system. i'm trying to get a Logitech Quickcam to work with software > that requires the v4l drivers in the first version (not v4l2). the > camera is working right now but i'm not sure what v4l driver version > is installed, and if it is indeed version 2 then i will have to patch > the kernel in order to get the sw working. any advice or suggestions? Should just work (modulo bugs), v4l2 drivers must also support the old v4l(1) API for backward compatibility. With a recent xawtv version installed "v4l-info | head" should tell you whenever the driver supports v4l2 or not. Gerd -- sigfault
