So if everything appears to be configured/loaded ok, and it
still doesn't work, the card may be dead.
I found an old harddrive, installed Windows and tried the
card... voila, NOTHING. The card was dead, and has been returned.
Thank you to all who helped, and to those developing these
drivers. Keep up the good work!
live & be well,
J
On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 12:48:34PM -0800, Jadel wrote:
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> > does the user who is the card have write privileges to the folder where
> > test.mpg is being written to?
>
> Yes, I'm trying to write the file with the root user, so
> permissions should not be an issue, though I have also tried it with a
> regular user (in their home directory) with the same results.
>
> I've also just tried "cat /dev/video0" without the file hoping
> to see a bunch of binary code scroll across my screen, but instead,
> nothing happens.
>
> Here is my dmesg output (plus ivtvctl -D 9 output when I try the
> cat) - http://rafb.net/paste/results/TYZXWW46.html
>
> All appears well, but still nothing when I cat /dev/video0
>
> Thanks again, I'm really stumped here :(
>
> j
>
> On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 03:30:41PM -0500, ET wrote:
> > 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.
> > >>>>>
>
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