Xawtv
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| This command is run in the standard Linux environment via the Terminal Activity. The GUI will probably not integrate comfortably with the XO Laptop's Sugar environment. Your user experience may vary considerably depending on the established environment and the other programs running on the laptop, may need re-installation after an OS Update. See the Linux software category for other commands. |
Introduction
xawtv is standard Linux package of 'webcam' based tools, for controlling, capturing, and transferring images from camera to be processed or shared.
Commands installed as part of this package:
- alevtd
- - a http server for videotext pages, so you can watch read videotext with a webbrowser.
- dump-mixers
- -
- fbtv
- - is a TV application for the linux console, it uses a framebuffer devices to display the video.
- ntsc-cc
- -
- pia
- - a simple movie player.
- propwatch
- -
- radio
- - a simple, curses-based radio app.
- record
- -
- rootv
- -
- scantv
- -
- showriff
- -
- streamer
- - a command line tool for recording movies.
- mtt
- a teletext browser
- ttv
- -
- v4lctl
- -
- v4l-info
- -
- webcam
- captures images and uploads them to a Web-Server via ftp or ssh in a endless loop.
- xawtv
- - the main application, for watching TV.
- xawtv-remote
- -
- subtitles
- -
Installation
$ yum install xawtv ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: xawtv i386 3.95-4.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 668 k Installing for dependencies: aalib i386 1.4.0-0.12.rc5.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 74 k gpm i386 1.20.1-84.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 185 k libFS i386 1.0.0-3.1 olpc_koji-update1 30 k libXxf86dga i386 1.0.1-3.1 olpc_koji-update1 15 k libdrm i386 2.3.0-5.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 24 k mesa-libGL i386 6.5.2-13.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 11 M slang i386 2.0.7-2.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 329 k zvbi i386 0.2.25-1.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 322 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 9 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 13 M
Running
$ xawtv -hdscan
for XO Laptop, results
port 56-56 type : Xvideo, image scaler name : AMD Geode LX
/dev/video0: OK [ -device /dev/video0 ] type : v4l2 name : cafe_ccic flags: capture
