On Sunday 03 December 2006 06:38, ET wrote:
> JRH wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've just been given a TV tuner card!
> >
> > It's showing in HardDrake, as a Pinnacle PCTV Sat DVB PCI (based on the
> > Bt878 PCI bridge), and has the bt878 module loaded, so it's looking good
> > as far as drivers and it actually working are concerned.
> >
> > The next question:
> >
> > What software do I need to be getting, in order to use this? I'd kind of
> > like to be able to use it as a TV tuner, to allow me to watch/record TV
> > stuff, as we no longer have a working VCR in the house!
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > James
>
> xawtv
> tvtime
> fbtv
>
> just go into the mcc software installer and in the top search box, type
> tv and change the selection box (from names) next to it to say
> descriptions and hit search, that should bring up all the TV applications
> might also try "freevo" and "vdr"..
Also you may need the v4l2 rpm if not on your system already.
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Dennis M. linux user #180842
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