--- ./alevt-cap.c.tv	2002-08-20 05:17:29.000000000 +0200
+++ ./alevt-cap.c	2002-10-29 10:54:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "vt.h"
 #include "misc.h"
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@
     struct req *req;
     struct dl_head reqs[2];	// simple linear lists of requests & captures
 
+    struct stat statbuf;
+    if (stat(vbi_name, &statbuf) == -1)
+      vbi_name = "/dev/v4l/vbi0";
+
     setprgname(argv[0]);
 
     fdset_init(fds);
--- ./alevt-date.c.tv	2002-10-29 10:54:09.000000000 +0100
+++ ./alevt-date.c	2002-10-29 10:54:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <time.h>	/* to keep glibc 2.2 quiet */
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -173,6 +174,10 @@
     int opt, ind;
     char *arg;
 
+    struct stat statbuf;
+    if (stat(vbi_name, &statbuf) == -1)
+      vbi_name = "/dev/v4l/vbi0";
+
     setprgname(argv[0]);
 
     ind = 1;
--- ./main.c.tv	2002-08-20 05:07:04.000000000 +0200
+++ ./main.c	2002-10-29 10:54:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "vt.h"
 #include "misc.h"
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@
     int opt, ind;
     char *arg;
 
+    struct stat statbuf;
+    if (stat(vbi_name, &statbuf) == -1)
+      vbi_name = "/dev/v4l/vbi0";
+
     setprgname(argv[0]);
 
     fdset_init(fds);