Richard Mercer wrote:
>
> I have a cdrom version Mandrake 7.1 with kernel 2.2.15-4mdk "out of the box"
> installation everything works great, except when I try installing and using
> any capture programs. I have tried 3 of the latest versions of Xawtv, and 2
> of the latest Kwintv versions. I have tried the source, configure, make,
> install way and the RPM way. None has ever gotten past error messages when I
> try to run them.
I (Mandrake 7.1) have given up also for the time being, but only
because I cannot change the channels - picture and sound are OK, but
I had to add a vidmem= parameter to /etc/conf.modules.
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It seems well known that the bttv in the 2.2 kernels is broken. We
all await 2.4 and v4l2. Have you tried Gerd Knorr's latest bttv?
http://www.metzlerbros.de/bttv.html
or do a search on 'bttv' on google or Raging Alta Vista.
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Regards,
Ron. [in AU, busy 625-line-PAL-TV-watching the Olympics]
