Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268136AbUJCUim (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Oct 2004 16:38:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268141AbUJCUim (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Oct 2004 16:38:42 -0400 Received: from pimout7-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.63.58]:44452 "EHLO pimout7-ext.prodigy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268136AbUJCUii (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Oct 2004 16:38:38 -0400 Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 16:37:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Vladimir Dergachev X-X-Sender: volodya@node2.an-vo.com Reply-To: Vladimir Dergachev To: Jon Smirl cc: Dave Airlie , dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, lkml Subject: Re: Merging DRM and fbdev In-Reply-To: <9e473391041003105511b77003@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <9e47339104100220553c57624a@mail.gmail.com> <9e4733910410030833e8a6683@mail.gmail.com> <9e4733910410030924214dd3e3@mail.gmail.com> <9e473391041003105511b77003@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2490 Lines: 77 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 > 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 > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/