Are there any other TV tuner programs out there that are as good as XawTV? I looked briefly but didn't see anything worth trying.
Linux Rocks ! ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >Sadly, since upgrading to slackware 9, I dont have tv working (worked great >under 8.x). I also have suse 8, and the tuner works fine (under suse, I only >get black screen, and sound...) Ive never recorded with this card, I have >with my old one(under windows only...) So..... If anyone wants me to try, >let me know how, and Ill see how it works (I prettymuch only use xawtv as >kwintv locks the computer (the card only works in preview or overlay... cant >remmember which... but only one). > >Jamie > >On Wednesday 28 May 2003 10:00 pm, Ben Barrett wrote: >: I don't know for sure what the problem is here, but I am a little surprised >: to see messages from both v4l and v4l2, as I had thought that they were >: separate and exclusive projects (but then I'm pretty silly sometimes). >: What distro and version are you running? Please supply a list of related >: packages if you can. Does anyone else's tv tuner go black-and-white (no >: color?) when using the -xv option? Does the ATI All-in-Wonder, Bob? Maybe >: you have you figured this one out on your own already? >: >: cheers, >: >: Ben B >: >: PS - my modules.conf has: >: alias video0 bttv >: alias char-major-81 bttv >: but not the same two lines like yours... (which had videodev) >: and here's the bits from my dmesg: >: Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann >: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 439M >: agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT133 chipset >: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xd8000000 >: agpgart: AGP mode is 4x >: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 >: i2c-core.o: i2c core module >: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module >: bttv: driver version 0.7.72 loaded >: bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) for capture >: bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). >: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:0a.0 >: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0a.1 >: bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 00:0a.0, irq: 9, latency: 32, memory: 0xdf002000 >: bttv0: subsystem: 0070:13eb => Hauppauge WinTV => card=10 >: bttv0: model: BT878(Hauppauge new (bt878)) [autodetected] >: bttv0: Hauppauge msp34xx: reset line init >: i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 registered as adapter 0. >: bttv0: Hauppauge eeprom: model=37281, tuner=Philips FM1236 (2), radio=yes >: bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... found >: i2c-core.o: driver i2c msp3400 driver registered. >: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3430G-A1, has NICAM support >: msp3410: daemon started >: bttv0: i2c attach [MSP3430G-A1] >: i2c-core.o: client [MSP3430G-A1] registered to adapter [bt848 #0](pos. 0). >: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found >: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found >: tvaudio: TV audio decoder + audio/video mux driver >: tvaudio: known chips: >: tda9840,tda9873h,tda9850,tda9855,tea6300,tea6420,tda8425,pic16c54 (PV951) >: i2c-core.o: driver generic i2c audio driver registered. >: bttv0: i2c attach [tda9840] >: i2c-core.o: client [tda9840] registered to adapter [bt848 #0](pos. 1). >: i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered. >: tuner: chip found @ 0xc2 >: bttv0: i2c attach [Philips NTSC] >: i2c-core.o: client [Philips NTSC] registered to adapter [bt848 #0](pos. >: 2). bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 ... ok >: >: ...and in the /proc devices, I also have the framebuffer on 29 and >: video_capture on 81. drm on your 229? Nice... I think. here's my >: /proc/pci entry for my tuner card: >: Bus 0, device 10, function 1: >: Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 2). >: IRQ 9. >: Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=255. >: Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xdf000000 [0xdf000fff]. >: >: Hope this helps. Anyone else? >: Don't forget http://www.mythtv.org and >: http:http://freevo.sourceforge.net///freevo.sourceforge.net/ >: >: Finally, a question, in parting: Is anyone here using a tv tuner with any >: multi-headed display setups? >: >: thanks and g'nitey, >: >: >: Ben B >: >: PS - anyone need a gnurd? email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >: >: >: >: On Mon, 26 May 2003 16:48:42 +0000 >: >: "Bob Crandell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >: | Hi, >: | >: | I have XawTV running on ATI All-in-Wonder. I want to record. >: | >: | Dmesg gives this info: >: | Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann >: | agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 149M >: | agpgart: Trying generic Via routines for device id: 0605 >: | agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xf8000000 >: | [drm] AGP 0.99 on VIA @ 0xf8000000 64MB >: | [drm] Initialized r128 2.1.6 20010405 on minor 0 >: | i2c-core.o: i2c core module >: | i2c-proc.o version 2.6.1 (20010825) >: | i2c-dev.o: i2c /dev entries driver module >: | i2c-core.o: driver i2c-dev dummy driver registered. >: | i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module >: | i2c-algo-pcf.o: i2c pcf8584 algorithm module >: | Linux video capture interface: v1.00 >: | i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered. >: | >: | And: >: | bttv: driver version 0.7.83 loaded >: | bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) for capture >: | bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8605 [ProSavage PM133] >: | bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] >: | >: | This is in /dev >: | $ ls -l /dev/vi* >: | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Sep 16 2002 /dev/video -> >: | video0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 0 Sep 16 2002 >: | /dev/video0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 1 Sep 22 2002 >: | /dev/video1 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 2 Sep 22 2002 >: | /dev/video2 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 81, 3 Sep 22 2002 >: | /dev/video3 >: | >: | /etc/modules.conf >: | # bttv >: | alias char-major-81 videodev >: | alias char-major-81-0 bttv >: | pre-install bttv modprobe -k tuner >: | options bttv radio=0 card=0 >: | options tuner type=5 >: | >: | /proc/devices >: | Character devices: >: | 1 mem >: | 2 pty >: | 3 ttyp >: | 4 ttyS >: | 5 cua >: | 7 vcs >: | 10 misc >: | 13 input >: | 14 sound >: | 21 sg >: | 29 fb >: | 81 video_capture >: | 89 i2c >: | 128 ptm >: | 136 pts >: | 162 raw >: | 180 usb >: | 188 usb/tts/%d >: | 226 drm >: | >: | /proc/pci >: | Bus 1, device 0, function 0: >: | VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 PF (rev 0). >: | IRQ 11. >: | Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=8. >: | Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf4000000 [0xf7ffffff]. >: | I/O at 0xd800 [0xd8ff]. >: | Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf2000000 [0xf2003fff]. >: | >: | And then the error: >: | bash-2.05a$ xawtv -noxv >: | This is xawtv-3.76, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.18) >: | can't open /dev/video0: No such device >: | v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway >: | v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device >: | v4l: open /dev/video0: No such device >: | no video grabber device available >: | >: | There seems to be some little detail I missed. Can you spot it? >: | >: | Thanks >: | >: | -- >: | Bob Crandell >: | Assured Computing >: | When you need to be sure. >: | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >: | www.assuredcomp.com >: | Voice - 541-689-9159 >: | FAX - 541-463-1627 >: | Eugene, Oregon >: | >: | >: | _______________________________________________ >: | EuG-LUG mailing list >: | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >: | http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug >: >: _______________________________________________ >: EuG-LUG mailing list >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >: http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > >and deliver this message of joy to the masses. > -- Linus Torvalds, on releasing 1.3.27 > >_______________________________________________ >EuG-LUG mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > -- Bob Crandell Assured Computing When you need to be sure. 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