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xawtv is software that lets you watch tv using your TV-card or monitor your room using your webcam.

Contents 1 Website 2 Build it 3 Run it 4 Example

Website

• http://linux.bytesex.org/xawtv/

Build it

Main article: Compiling softwAre

Compile it like this:

./configure && make -j10 && make install

If you get

console/fs.h:2:20: error: FSlib.h: No such file or directory

Copy FSlib.h to a place where it can be found:

cp /usr/include/X11/fonts/FSlib.h /usr/include/

Run it

To run xawtv, call

xawtv

If you get

This is xawtv-3.95, running on Linux/x86_64 (2.6.25.18-0.2-default)
xinerama 0: 1400x1050+0+0
X Error of failed request:  XF86DGANoDirectVideoMode
  Major opcode of failed request:  137 (XFree86-DGA)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  1 (XF86DGAGetVideoLL)
  Serial number of failed request:  69
  Current serial number in output stream:  69

Try the following call:

xawtv -noxv -noxv-video -nodga -novm

Example

Find out your v4l device:

$ cat /var/log/messages | grep /dev/video
Jun 10 14:03:15 kolossus kernel: quickcam: Registered device: /dev/video1

Use xawtv to watch your webcam's input:

xawtv -c /dev/video1