Difference between FBdev and V4L2

Hi,

I am trying to find what are the basic difference between FBDev and V4L2. I did google on the subject but i could not find much about this. The question is if FBDev was already there then why was V4L2 made.

thanks in advance,
Niel

FBDev is a driver to display graphics on framebuffer devices. V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) is a driver for video capture devices.
So one is for displaying, the other is for capturing.

Originally Posted by TobiSGD FBDev is a driver to display graphics on framebuffer devices. V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) is a driver for video capture devices. So one is for displaying, the other is for capturing.

Hi,

Thanks a lot for the answer. I am trying to learn V4L2 and am pretty new to Linux as well. Your answer was pretty helpfull.

thanks and regards,
Niel

V4L2 is a Linux framework (API's for video on Linux) for capture as well as display.

Regards,
Suresh Maniyath