On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Tony Ross <[email protected]>wrote:
> I find that when I view the "cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg" file that is > created using a Hauppauge PVR-500 with the Samsung chips using ivtv-0.10.6 > with a Linux kernel 2.6.18-164.el5, it has a great many regularly-spaced > vertically-dashed lines.which degrade the images terribly. > > Is there a fix for this problem please? > I have a PVR-500 (I think it has the Samsung tuners) that I've been using successfully since about kernel 2.6.14. I don't have any specific ideas, but a couple questions/suggestions. First, is there any reason you can't upgrade to a newer kernel, in which the ivtv drivers are included? Next, are you sure about the quality of your input signal to the board? Does it matter which tuner you use (i.e., is it the same with /dev/video1)? Does it change if you use the composite or S-video input (I think you can select them using v4l2-ctl; not sure about your version, though, maybe ivtv-ctl instead?). I probably won't be able to help you even if you provide these answers, but it will provide more troubleshooting information for other people on this list that might actually have a clue. Karl
_______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
