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> /usr/local/bin/buffer < /dev/cxm0 > $1 &

Using dd usually suffices for simple capturing, though in
either case you'll probably want to use a larger buffer size
(I believe the buffer program defaults to 10k).  I use:

  dd if=/dev/cxm0 of=test.mpg bs=1m

when making test captures.  I don't suggest using buffer
sizes smaller than 64k.

-- John
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