Jadel wrote: >> Did you have the correct firmware version that fit with your kernel >> Did you follow the guide here -> http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Main_Page > > Yes, I followed the "Obtaining and Installing the Firmware" > section of that guide, and the firmware appears to load without issue. > >> Also you can follow this guide depending your distro > > I'm running Slackware, but have read both of those guides. In > fact, I've tried to read every guide I could find to make sure I have > all my bases covered, to no avail :( > > I appreciate your help though, and anyone else who might have a > clue as to why I still can't capture despite "signal detected" messages > and fully loaded drivers. > > Thank you! > > j > > On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 11:54:27AM -0500, Stephane Gaucher wrote: >> Did you have the correct firmware version that fit with your kernel >> Did you follow the guide here -> http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Main_Page >> >> Also you can follow this guide depending your distro >> Fedora -> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php >> Ubuntu -> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Install_IVTV_Edgy >> >>> Oh thank you for your reply! >>> >>> Unfortunately yes, I have selected an input, and I'm confident I >>> have the correct input as I receive the "Signal Detected" message when I >>> set the channel. Despite that, my test.mpg is still 0kb. >>> >>> Where can I turn next? >>> >>> Thanks again for your reply. Without any obvious error >>> messages, I am really stuck here :( >>> >>> j >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 09:56:21AM -0500, Stephane Gaucher wrote: >>>> Did you select a input. >>>> You will have to use a command like v4l!??! sorry about the completion. >>> It's a >>>> memory call ;)) >>>> >>>> Take a look around this. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Well, I managed to find the missing kernel options in my new >>>>> kernel, and now the drivers load without any error messages at all!! >>>>> >>>>> The only problem is that I still cannot get anything when I cat >>>>> /dev/video0 > test.mpg. File size remains zero no matter what I try. >>>>> >>>>> I've tried using ivtv-tune -c3 to change the channel, and it >>>>> gives me a signal detected message, but still a zero bit file size. >>>>> >>>>> xawtv's hardware scan (xawtv -hwscan) finds the PVR150 and says >>>>> /dev/video0 is "OK" but display nothing but a blank sceen when I tell >>>>> it to display device /dev/video0 >>>>> >>>>> As the /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog are all clear of >>>>> errors, I'm not sure what to do next :( >>>>> >>>>> Please help. >>>>> >>>>> Greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> j > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users > does the user who is the card have write privileges to the folder where test.mpg is being written to?
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