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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/video4linux')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/Zoran | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt | 2 |
4 files changed, 5 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt index 8977e7ce4dab..6e680fec1e9c 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt | |||
@@ -61,29 +61,19 @@ But that is my personal preference. | |||
61 | 2.2 Configuration | 61 | 2.2 Configuration |
62 | 62 | ||
63 | The configuration requires module configuration and device | 63 | The configuration requires module configuration and device |
64 | configuration. I like kmod or kerneld process with the | 64 | configuration. The following sections detail these procedures. |
65 | /etc/modprobe.conf file so the modules can automatically load/unload as | ||
66 | they are used. The video devices could already exist, be generated | ||
67 | using MAKEDEV, or need to be created. The following sections detail | ||
68 | these procedures. | ||
69 | 65 | ||
70 | 66 | ||
71 | 2.1 Module Configuration | 67 | 2.1 Module Configuration |
72 | 68 | ||
73 | Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the | 69 | Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the |
74 | parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.conf of: | 70 | parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf of: |
75 | 71 | ||
76 | alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc | 72 | alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc |
77 | options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none | 73 | options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none |
78 | alias char-major-81 videodev | 74 | alias char-major-81 videodev |
79 | alias char-major-81-0 c-qcam | 75 | alias char-major-81-0 c-qcam |
80 | 76 | ||
81 | will cause the kmod/modprobe to do certain things. If you are | ||
82 | using kmod, then a request for a 'char-major-81-0' will cause | ||
83 | the 'c-qcam' module to load. If you have other video sources with | ||
84 | modules, you might want to assign the different minor numbers to | ||
85 | different modules. | ||
86 | |||
87 | 2.2 Device Configuration | 77 | 2.2 Device Configuration |
88 | 78 | ||
89 | At this point, we need to ensure that the device files exist. | 79 | At this point, we need to ensure that the device files exist. |
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran b/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran index 9ed629d4874b..b5a911fd0602 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran | |||
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Load zr36067.o. If it can't autodetect your card, use the card=X insmod | |||
255 | option with X being the card number as given in the previous section. | 255 | option with X being the card number as given in the previous section. |
256 | To have more than one card, use card=X1[,X2[,X3,[X4[..]]]] | 256 | To have more than one card, use card=X1[,X2[,X3,[X4[..]]]] |
257 | 257 | ||
258 | To automate this, add the following to your /etc/modprobe.conf: | 258 | To automate this, add the following to your /etc/modprobe.d/zoran.conf: |
259 | 259 | ||
260 | options zr36067 card=X1[,X2[,X3[,X4[..]]]] | 260 | options zr36067 card=X1[,X2[,X3[,X4[..]]]] |
261 | alias char-major-81-0 zr36067 | 261 | alias char-major-81-0 zr36067 |
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf b/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf index 753f15956eb8..8f258faf18f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf | |||
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ | |||
1 | # For modern kernels (2.6 or above), this belongs in /etc/modprobe.conf | 1 | # For modern kernels (2.6 or above), this belongs in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf |
2 | # For for 2.4 kernels or earlier, this belongs in /etc/modules.conf. | 2 | # For for 2.4 kernels or earlier, this belongs in /etc/modules.conf. |
3 | 3 | ||
4 | # i2c | 4 | # i2c |
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt index 34e2842c70ae..a051152ea99c 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt | |||
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Module use: | |||
55 | ----------- | 55 | ----------- |
56 | 56 | ||
57 | In order to automatically load the meye module on use, you can put those lines | 57 | In order to automatically load the meye module on use, you can put those lines |
58 | in your /etc/modprobe.conf file: | 58 | in your /etc/modprobe.d/meye.conf file: |
59 | 59 | ||
60 | alias char-major-81 videodev | 60 | alias char-major-81 videodev |
61 | alias char-major-81-0 meye | 61 | alias char-major-81-0 meye |