Xawtv

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

= 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 Create a link to FSlib.h in a place where it can be found: ln -s /usr/include/X11/fonts/FSlib.h /usr/include/FSlib.h

If you get console/fs.o: In function `fs_open': console/fs.c:226: undefined reference to `FSListFonts' console/fs.c:235: undefined reference to `FSOpenBitmapFont' console/fs.c:236: undefined reference to `FSFreeFontNames' console/fs.c:240: undefined reference to `FSQueryXInfo' console/fs.c:243: undefined reference to `FSQueryXExtents16' console/fs.c:244: undefined reference to `FSQueryXBitmaps16' Configure it with ./configure --x-include=/usr/include/X11/ --x-libraries=/usr/lib/X11/

= Run it = If you run xawtv for the first time, first build up a channel list by opening A console and entering: scantv 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