[mythtv-users] Re: Has anyone setup v4l2 succesfully?

Reza Naima reza at reza.net
Thu Aug 14 20:13:37 EDT 2003


On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 01:46:24PM -0700, Jarod C. Wilson sent me this...
> 
> .config files are included with the kernel-source packages for ATrpms 
> kernels, just like the stock Red Hat kernels. There is also a copy of 
> your running kernel .config file in /boot, which does come with the 
> kernel package. Look again, I think you are mistaken. There was never 
> any need to recompile the ATrpms kernels either. They are already 
> patched with v4l2 support.

Then, is there something I have to do to enable v4l2 support?  I
couldn't find any mention of what to turn on or off to use that rather
than the v4l code.  

 
> >Also the kernel suggested is a
> >patched Red Hat kernel, which made life even worse. So I recompiled 
> >with
> >a regular stock kernel and patched it with V4L2, which then worked
> >perfectly.
> 
> What about it made life worse? It works perfectly for me, and many 
> others. Any feedback on what went wrong with the kernel would be 
> appreciated, because it has been flawless here with my PVR-250.

So, if you run 'v4l-conf', what output do you get?

Thanks,
Reza



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