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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. 2.2 Configuration The configuration requires module configuration and device -configuration. I like kmod or kerneld process with the -/etc/modprobe.conf file so the modules can automatically load/unload as -they are used. The video devices could already exist, be generated -using MAKEDEV, or need to be created. The following sections detail -these procedures. +configuration. The following sections detail these procedures. 2.1 Module Configuration Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the -parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.conf of: +parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf of: alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 c-qcam -will cause the kmod/modprobe to do certain things. If you are -using kmod, then a request for a 'char-major-81-0' will cause -the 'c-qcam' module to load. If you have other video sources with -modules, you might want to assign the different minor numbers to -different modules. - 2.2 Device Configuration 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 option with X being the card number as given in the previous section. To have more than one card, use card=X1[,X2[,X3,[X4[..]]]] -To automate this, add the following to your /etc/modprobe.conf: +To automate this, add the following to your /etc/modprobe.d/zoran.conf: options zr36067 card=X1[,X2[,X3[,X4[..]]]] 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 @@ -# For modern kernels (2.6 or above), this belongs in /etc/modprobe.conf +# For modern kernels (2.6 or above), this belongs in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf # For for 2.4 kernels or earlier, this belongs in /etc/modules.conf. # 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: ----------- In order to automatically load the meye module on use, you can put those lines -in your /etc/modprobe.conf file: +in your /etc/modprobe.d/meye.conf file: alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 meye |