Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot get TV Card to work

["W.Kenworthy" <billk@iinet.net.au>]

The problem is almost sure to be the tuner card.  Try v4ctl with debug
set to check for errors when tuning. (you will need xawtv installed)

rattus ~ # v4lctl -v 1 setchannel 2 /dev/v4l/video0
vid-open: trying: v4l2-old...
vid-open: failed: v4l2-old
vid-open: trying: v4l2...
v4l2: open
v4l2: device info:
  bttv 0.9.15 / BT848 video (MIRO PCTV) @ PCI:0000:00:06.0
vid-open: ok: v4l2
freq: reading /usr/share/xawtv/Index.map
v4l2:   tuner cap:
v4l2:   tuner rxs: MONO
v4l2:   tuner cur: MONO
cmd: "setchannel" "2" "/dev/v4l/video0"
v4l2: freq: 0.000
v4l2: close
rattus ~ # qpkg -f `which v4lctl`
media-tv/xawtv *
rattus ~ #

(Note that I cant check the full args as I only have ssh access at work)

BillK


On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 16:49 +1200, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
> > Jamie. we seem to be following each other around the mailing lists. CLUG,
> > mythtv, now here.
> 
> True, and I always appreciate the help you offer :-)
> 
> > You seem to have all the modules loaded, what is not working?
> 
> I cannot tune in to any channels
> 
> > is there a /dev/video/video0?
> 
> Yes:
> 
> jamie@Gir ~ $ ls -lah /dev/video0
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 10 Jul 19 14:00 /dev/video0 -> v4l/video0
> jamie@Gir ~ $ ls /dev/v4l/video0 -lah
> crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 0 Jul 19 14:00 /dev/v4l/video0
> jamie@Gir ~ $
> 
> (the permissions on /dev/v4l/video0 don't look right to me and I do get an
> error that /dev/video0 is not accessible when trying to run xawtv as any
> user other than root)
> 
> > does xawtv -c /dev/video/video0 give any output?
> 
> I will try this later tonight when I get home.
> 
> >
> > On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:20:48 +1200 (NZST)
> > Jamie Dobbs wrote:
> >
> >> I've been working on this for several days but do not seem to make any
> >> progress.
> >> I have a Pinnacle PCTV Stereo card which is based on the Philips saa7134
> >> chip. I have recomipled my kernel (2.6.12-gentoo-r6) to include the
> >> saa7134 module and i2c support as a module.
> >>
> >> lsmod output :
> >>
> >> Module                  Size  Used by
> >> tda9887                13144  0
> >> saa7134               102996  0
> >> tuner                  26920  0
> >> video_buf              17924  1 saa7134
> >> v4l2_common             5184  1 saa7134
> >> v4l1_compat            14084  1 saa7134
> >> ir_common               6660  1 saa7134
> >> videodev                7808  1 saa7134
> >>
> >> Relevant entries added to my /etc/modules.conf after modules-update is
> >> run:
> >> (I am in New Zealand and know that card number and tuner number are
> >> correct as I have had this card working in Mandrake 10.1 a week or so
> >> ago)
> >>
> >> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/saa7134
> >> options saa7134 card=26 tuner=5 oss=1
> >>
> >> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/saa7134
> >>
> >> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/tda9887
> >> options tda9887 qss=0
> >>
> >> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/tda9887
> >>
> >> My Kernel .config file can be found at
> >> http://drgnfire.orcon.net.nz/kernel_config
> >>
> >> I'd appreciate any feedback on what I might be doing wrong that is
> >> causing
> >> the TV Card not to work.
> >>
> >> Once I have the card working my aim is to build a MythTV box using this
> >> card, so any pointers on this would also be appreciated (especially from
> >> anyone in New Zealand who has experience in this area).
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Jamie
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> > --
> > Nick Rout
> >
> > --
> > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

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