On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:29 PM, <guzows...@linuxmail.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > I was happily watching TV with mplayer from my cable set-top box via a > Pinnacle HDTV Pro USB Stick and Ubuntu 9.04. > > The command I was using and which worked was/is: > > mplayer -vo xv tv:// -tv > driver=v4l2:alsa:immediatemode=0:adevice=hw.1,0:norm=ntsc:chanlist=us-cable:channel=3 > > After ugrading to Ubuntu 9.10, when I launch mplayer with this command, I > get an empty black window with no video or audio. Any ideas and/or help > would be greatly appreciated. > > Paul in NW FL, USA
Hello Paul, I assume you are talking about the "800e" version of the HD Pro Stick (USB ID 2304:0227), right? http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Pro_Stick_%28800e%29 That device should continue to work under 9.10. I noticed that your mplayer line did not specify which input to use. Have you tried connecting something to the s-video or composite to see if you start getting a picture? Typically you need to explicitly tell mplayer which input to use (I don't have the exact syntax in front of me, but it's in the mplayer man page). Also, you have the xc3028 firmware installed, right? Are you seeing any errors in your dmesg output? Devin -- Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs http://www.kernellabs.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
