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47 lines
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.TH V4L 4 2026-01-30 "X Version 11"
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.SH NAME
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v4l \- video4linux driver
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B "Section \*qModule\*q"
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\ \ ...
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.B " Load \*qv4l\*q"
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.B EndSection
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B v4l
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is an
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.B Xorg
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driver for video4linux cards.
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It provides a Xvideo extension port for video overlay.
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Just add the driver to the module list within the module section of your
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.B xorg.conf
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file if you want to use it.
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There are no config options.
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.P
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Note that the extmod module is also required for the Xvideo
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support (and lots of other extensions too).
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.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
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The
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.B v4l
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driver works with every piece of hardware which is supported by a
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video4linux (kernel-) device driver and is able to handle video
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overlay.
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.P
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bt848/bt878-based TV cards are the most popular hardware these
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days.
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.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS
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Please refer to
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.BR xorg.conf (5)
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for general configuration details.
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This section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR Xorg (1),
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.BR Xserver (1),
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.BR xorg.conf (5),
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.BR X (7)
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.SH AUTHORS
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Authors include: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
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