On Sun, 2006-04-16 at 05:39 -0700, JC wrote: > 2. how do I find out if video4linux is installed? > 3. how to install video4linux I gather it's either a normal part of the Xorg or kernel installation. But seeing as the man file for it comes with X, I think it's mostly X related. You could see if you have some of the same files as I have, noting that xine and vlc are players I've added after I already had things working that used v4l (e.g. gnomemeeting). I'd guess that if you've got something installed that uses it, like gnomemeeting, it'd be included as part of the dependencies. $ locate v4l /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/linux/v4l_drv.o /usr/X11R6/man/man4/v4l.4x.gz /usr/share/man/man5/sane-v4l.5.gz /usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.1.1/xineplug_inp_v4l.so /usr/lib/pwlib/devices/videoinput/v4l_pwplugin.so /usr/lib/vlc/access/libv4l_plugin.so /usr/lib/sane/libsane-v4l.so.1 /usr/lib/sane/libsane-v4l.so.1.0.17 /usr/lib/directfb-0.9.24/interfaces/IDirectFBVideoProvider/libidirectfbvideoprovider_v4l.so /etc/sane.d/v4l.conf /etc/makedev.d/v4l /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1831_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l1-compat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1831_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko /lib/modules/2.6.14-1.1653_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l1-compat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.14-1.1653_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko /lib/modules/2.6.14-1.1656_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l1-compat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.14-1.1656_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l1-compat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko /lib/modules/2.6.16-1.2069_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l1-compat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.16-1.2069_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/linux/v4l_drv.o xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC4.49.2 $ rpm -q --whatprovides /lib/modules/2.6.16-1.2069_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.ko kernel-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4 NB: $ is my prompt, what comes after it on the same line is what I've typed in, and what comes after it on following lines is the results. > 4. I want to use a USB camera that is supposed in video4linux2. How do > I install its driver? I would have thought that if it was supported by video4linux, you didn't need to do anything more. I didn't have to with a rather crummy webcam that I tested on my box. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
