Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:42:21 -0400 | | From | Jon Smirl <> | | Subject | Re: Merging DRM and fbdev |
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Is there are device driver level interface defined for controlling tuners? Or is this something that even needs to be done in a device driver? With X on GL Xv will have to change form too.
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 16:37:03 -0400 (EDT), Vladimir Dergachev <volodya@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, 3 Oct 2004, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > How is the tuner controlled? Is it a V4L insterface? > > No, the tuner is controlled via Xserver Xv extension. No V4L interface is > provided for tuner control. > > best > > Vladimir Dergachev > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 12:59:38 -0400 (EDT), Vladimir Dergachev > > <volodya@mindspring.com> wrote: > >> Jon, this is a common misconception - GATOS km module *does* provide a v4l > >> interface. > >> > >> What is different is that the device configuration (like setting the tuner > >> or encoding) is done by Xserver. > >> > >> All km does is check whether the card can supply a v4l stream and, if so, > >> it provides it. This is little different from a webcam driver, especially > >> if a webcam has its own on/off switch. > >> > >> The misconception arises from the fact that many v4l programs were only > >> made to work with bt848 cards - they would *not* work with webcams any > >> more than they would work with km. > >> > >> best > >> > >> Vladimir Dergachev > >> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jon Smirl > >>> jonsmirl@gmail.com > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal > >>> Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us > >>> Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more > >>> http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > >>> -- > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Dri-devel mailing list > >>> Dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jon Smirl > > jonsmirl@gmail.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal > > Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us > > Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more > > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > Dri-devel mailing list > > Dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel > > >
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