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From: sean <tech.junk@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:24:06
Message-Id: 467C917A.7020501@verizon.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option by Drake Donahue
1 Drake Donahue wrote:
2 >
3 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "sean" <tech.junk@×××××××.net>
4 > To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o>
5 > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:10 PM
6 > Subject: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option
7 >
8 >
9 >> Unable to find CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT option in Make Menuconfig.
10 >> So I went and looked over the .config file and still do not see such
11 >> an option.
12 >>
13 >> Did a search, several in fact, and found the mentioned
14 >> "CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT=y" mentioned many times and that it would
15 >> appear to be located in "Device Drivers" "Multimedia Devices", but it
16 >> still seems to be missing.
17 >>
18 >> Is anyone able to give me an idea as to where this kernel option is
19 >> located?
20 >
21 > located in "Device Drivers", "Multimedia Devices", "Video for
22 > Linux","Enable Video For Linux API 1 (DEPRECATED}"
23 >
24 > Note that you won't see the last unless you 'y' or 'm' the next to last.
25 >
26 >>
27 >> Thanks
28 >> Sean
29 >> --
30 >> gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list
31 >>
32 >
33
34 Thanks Drake and Mike,
35
36 The problem of the kernel option was caused by the fact that I was
37 running an older kernel and the option was not included.
38 Upgraded the kernel, and the option is now available, though scpa5xx now
39 fails with other problems.
40
41 Sean
42 --
43 gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT Kernel Option Drake Donahue <donahue95@×××××××.net>