From e88420ae6d486e4eadaefdea916a96962359287f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 03:11:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] v4l2: fixed some errors --- wiki/linux/v4l2.md | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/wiki/linux/v4l2.md b/wiki/linux/v4l2.md index aab788b..bd00a33 100644 --- a/wiki/linux/v4l2.md +++ b/wiki/linux/v4l2.md @@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ To use v4l2loopback an according package needs to be installed. Some distributions have a package named `v4l2loopback-dkms` in the package manager, making the manual installation process unnecessary. - -Make sure to -[start the service](/wiki/linux/systemd.md#startstopenabledisable-a-service) by -running `systemctl start v4l2loopback.service` and/or enable it to start after each -boot with `systemctl enable v4l2loopback.service`. +Make sure that both `dkms` and `linux-headers` packages are installed aswell. ### Usage @@ -75,10 +71,12 @@ Note the line starting with `ExecStart=/bin/` is the same line described in the [above section](#create-temporary-v4l2-devices). Make sure to change it if needed. -Afterwards enable the service to start at every boot process by running: +Afterwards enable the service to start at every boot process aswell as running it by using the +following command: ```sh sudo systemctl enable v4l2loopback +sudo systemctl start v4l2loopback ``` ## Troubleshooting