Jonathan H N Chin wrote:
>
> My machine is set up to autoload bttv&co if char-major-81 is accessed.
> If I start and quit xawtv, then running alevt-date works.
> Running alevt-date, without running xawtv first, fails.
>
> Using v4lctl first to set channel, input, norm, etc does not help
> (audio output indicates that the correct channel is being accessed).
>
> Am I doing something obviously wrong?
Before you start alevt (or alevt-date) you should set the channel
with set-tv (included with xawvt).
> If not, what is xawtv doing that makes alevt-date work?
xawtv sets the channel for you.
> Can whatever it is be made an option to v4lctl please?
Greetings,
Gert
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