Bug#569103: Uses obsolete V4L1 API
Package: xserver-xorg-video-v4l
Version: 3.95.dfsg.1-8.1
Severity: serious
The V4L1 API is obsolete and does not work with most new V4L drivers.
You can use libv4l as an emulation layer; see
<http://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/3636.html>.
Ben.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers proposed-updates
APT policy: (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages xserver-xorg-video-v4l depends on:
ii libc6 2.10.2-5 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.4-2 Xorg X server - core server
xserver-xorg-video-v4l recommends no packages.
xserver-xorg-video-v4l suggests no packages.
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