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h4. Epiphan VGA2USB Module Installation

Download the drivers at [http://www.epiphan.com/downloads/linux/]


For example, for an Ubuntu 10.10 you should download this [driver|http://www.epiphan.com/downloads/linux/vga2usb-3.26.0.15-ubuntu-2.6.35-28-generic_x86_64.tbz].

You should choose the driver according with some characteristics of your computer and operating system. Run the following commands in a shell to know some of them:

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Kernel release: uname -r
Architecture: uname -m
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You can follow the instructions in the README file to complete the driver installation.

Run the following commands in a shell (*requires being root* \- _sudo will not work_) to use the driver like a {{modprobe}}.

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make
install -m 0644 vga2usb.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/video/
echo options vga2usb v4l_num_buffers=2 v4l_err_on_nosignal=0 > /etc/modprobe.d/vga2usb.conf
echo softdep vga2usb pre: videodev usbvideo post: >> /etc/modprobe.d/vga2usb.conf
depmod -a
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If the file {{vga2usb.ko}} is not present, run {{make}} first and repeat the commands above.

Restart the computer to load the driver, or execute as root {{modprobe vga2usb}}