On Monday 31 July 2006 09:43, MattyJ wrote:
> I just wanted to add some info to this thread. Regarding the below
>
> statement from Hans:
> > The patch is only for ivtv-0.4.5 since with kernel 2.6.16 the tuner
> > module from the kernel is used. So if you want to test the same
> > thing with the 2.6.16 kernel then you have to patch tuner-types.c
> > in the kernel.
> > Look for the tuner and add '+4' to the 0x01, 0x02 and 0x08 values.
>
> I tried this on my kernel (2.6.16, ivtv v0.6.3) and it did improve
> the picture quite a bit, but it's still unwatchable. Before I'd say I
> had about 90% static on the picture, but perfect sound. Now it's
> maybe 25% static and still perfect sound. Huge improvement, but still
> not good enough to watch.
>
> I may subject this crummy card to a 'hammer test' in my garage before
> long, but if any other patches, kernel tweaks, etc. pop up before I
> loose my patience on it, I'll be happy to test things out under this
> configuration.
Can you test this card under Windows? I'm interested whether Windows
gives you different results compared to the linux driver.
Are you using an antenna amplifier? It sounds like you have poor
reception and the PVR500 has more problems with that than the other
cards (150/250/350).
Hans
>
> Thanks for the excellent driver! I'll pick a better card next time!
>
>
> -mattyj
>
>
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