Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On Sunday 10 December 2006 23:40, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> On Sunday 10 December 2006 21:12, Mitch Hulscher wrote:
>>> I'm using the following: Debian sid with kernel 2.6.18, ivtv0.8.2,
>>> mythtv (version ?), a WinTV PVR-150 MCE and a nintendo gamecube on
>>> PAL-60 mode.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to record a gamecube game using my capture card's
>>> composite input. On 50hz mode this work fine, on 60hz this doesn't
>>> work so well. I've tried using "v4l2-ctl PAL-60" and "v4l2-ctl pal"
>>> as well as all pal-x modes. pal-m comes closest to a good image.
>>> The problem is basically always the colours being wrong. They're
>>> mostly greyish. There's also some disturbances around moving
>>> objects and there's an overall blur.
>>>
>>> I've also tried using mythtv and set the mode to PAL-60, to which
>>> "v4l2-ctl -S" yields "Video standard = 0x00000800 PAL-60". However,
>>> "v4l2-ctl -s PAL-60" sets it to 0x0000000f. The image however, is
>>> still the same. All capturing was done with "cat /dev/video0 >
>>> vid.mpg".
>>>
>>> At first I used the debian packages and module-assistant to install
>>> ivtv, but due to this problem I downloaded the source for 0.8.2 and
>>> installed it manually. Nothing's changed, though.
>>>
>>> Is there anyway I can resolve this issue? I will gladly provide
>>> more information if required.
>> Ah nice, someone with the elusive PAL-60 standard :-)
>>
>> I'm not surprised this isn't supported, it's quite rare. Can you
>> start by giving me the IVTV INIT messsages from the kernel log?
>>
>> You also will have to setup your environment so you are able to apply
>> patches to the kernel and to compile it. Personally I would
>> appreciate it if you could upgrade to 2.6.19 first, but if it is too
>> much work then 2.6.18 is also fine.
> 
> A follow-up: I've added the command line option to v4l2-ctl to actually 
> set pal-60. If you get the latest ivtv-0.8 or ivtv-0.9 branch of ivtv 
> then you can set pal-60 with 'v4l2-ctl -s pal-60'. Tomorrow I hope to 
> have a gamecube on loan for the evening from a colleague, so I should 
> be able to test it myself.

Thanks, that would be great! I'm preparing to install the 2.6.19 kernel 
on the capture computer, it's a bit slow so it takes quite a while. 
After doing so I'll eagerly test it out and, should it fail, post the 
ivtv init message and apply patches.

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