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* Unknown status of this goal, more details are needed |
Stop using Video4Linux version 1
Goal description
Video4Linux version 1 (V4L1) was obsoleted in the kernel by version 2 (V4L2) some years ago and newer video capture drivers do not support V4L1. Applications should all be using V4L2. There is a library (libv4l) that can aid in converting applications that were written for V4L1. Fedora has patched a number of applications to use this.
See Fedora's better webcam support goal.
Current status
- Unknown status of this goal, more details are needed
There is a cross-distribution overview of applications.
In Debian, I started with the list of packages found with: grep-aptavail -FDescription -sPackage -i -e 'webcam|v4l' | sort
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Uses V4L1 -#569094 |
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False positive? |
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False positive? |
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Used V4L1 - removed |
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Uses other programs |
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Uses V4L1 - #569089 |
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Uses V4L1 - #569097 |
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Uses V4L1 - fixed to use libv4l1 |
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False positive |
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Uses gstreamer |
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? |
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Uses dvgrab |
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False positive |
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Uses V4L1 - #569099 |
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V4L driver - removed from archive in #519463 |
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Uses V4L2, removed |
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removed |
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Uses V4L1 but only for radio, removed |
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False positive |
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False positive |
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? |
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False positive |
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False positive |
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False positive |
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False positive |
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Uses V4L2, solves all your problems |
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Ditto |
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Uses V4L1 - removed |
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Used V4L1 - fixed to use libv4l1 |
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Specific to ivtv |
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Uses V4L2 |
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False positive |
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V4L driver - dead upstream, removed from testing due to #530805 |
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? - removed in 569836 |
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V4L1 driver, superseded by in-tree gspca_stv06xx driver (V4L2 port) - #524112 |
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Specific to qc-usb |
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Specific to pwc (?) |
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Uses V4L1 - #569092 |
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Used V4L1 - removed |
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Uses V4L1 - #569103 |
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How to help
Report bugs on packages using V4L1
- Fix the bugs