1V4L(4)                     Kernel Interfaces Manual                     V4L(4)
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NAME

6       v4l - video4linux driver
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SYNOPSIS

9       Section "Module"
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11         Load "v4l"
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DESCRIPTION

15       v4l  is  an  Xorg  driver  for video4linux cards.  It provides a Xvideo
16       extension port for video overlay.  Just add the driver  to  the  module
17       list  within  the  module section of your xorg.conf file if you want to
18       use it.  There are no config options.
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20       Note that the the extmod module is also required for the Xvideo support
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SUPPORTED HARDWARE

24       The v4l driver works with every piece of hardware which is supported by
25       a video4linux (kernel-) device driver and is able to handle video over‐
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28       bt848/bt878-based TV cards are the most popular hardware these days.
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CONFIGURATION DETAILS

31       Please  refer to xorg.conf(5x) for general configuration details.  This
32       section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.
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SEE ALSO

35       Xorg(1x), xorg.conf(5x), xorgconfig(1x), Xserver(1x), X(7)
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AUTHORS

38       Authors include: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
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