Change from TV Broadcast to Composite: # echo "composite" >/sys/class/pvrusb2/*/ctl_input/cur_val
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:48:17PM -0700, Lorne Shantz wrote: > > > > >________________________________ > It has been awhile since I've done any bash prompt commands, but before that, > I have to tell it what to capture first. IE: right this moment, the unit is > set to watch TV, so it is just capturing what ever channel is on, and not the > Tape. I'm pretty sure I can pass that on to it though. Good advice. I'll have > to go try to find that on the web somewhere. > >From: Martin Dauskardt <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:04 AM >Subject: Re: [pvrusb2] WinTV USB2/Tv-Viewer question > > >try it without tv-viewer simply by using the command > >cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg > > >while the VCR is playing. > >Then open the test.mpg file with vlc. You can watch it while it is >recording. > >Let' s see if this recording works or if again any encoder command >errors appear > >You can check this in another console with > >tail -f /var/log/syslog > >> I have done some more tinkering... It seems to be related to the composite >> cables coming from the vcr player. ? Tv-viewer would not play. I'm getting a >> lot of this below: >> >> >> [19727.089020] pvrusb2: ***WARNING*** device's encoder appears to be stuck >> (status=0x00000003) >> [19727.089023] pvrusb2: Encoder command: 0x81 >> [19727.089024] pvrusb2: Giving up on command.? This is normally recovered >> via a firmware reload and re-initialization; concern is only warranted if >> this happens repeatedly and rapidly. >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >pvrusb2 mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.isely.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pvrusb2 >_______________________________________________ >pvrusb2 mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.isely.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pvrusb2 _______________________________________________ pvrusb2 mailing list [email protected] http://www.isely.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pvrusb2
