Sunday, August 5, 2007

Re: [BLUG] Update Hauppauge Video Capture

Hey Peter,

Have you thought about booting up off of a KnoppMyth CD, just to see
what this OS will do as far as detecting and setting up your card for you?

http://www.mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html


If it works this way, you should be able to copy the config, no?


Peter G. Brown wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I verified the card works (installed windows XP). Played video in VHS and
> displayed. Played camcorder cassette (attached s-video and video input
> (yellow connector) displays (no sound).
>
> So good enough in windows (to get started).
>
>
> Using xawtv and the video (video signalling come in tuner 1) test - nothing.
> Changing inputs - no good.
>
> For my first foray in linux multimedia I am not doing very well.
>
> Finding the manual for my Panasonic palmcorder Mini DV does not provide any
> helpers and I am beginning to wonder if the s-video is any good.
>
> I have an iDV port, a s-video in/out, A/V IN/OUT which goes into the
> video/audio video connectors on the vhs.
>
> xawtv -hwscan gives:
>
> This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.20-16-generic)
> looking for available devices
> port 60-60
> type : Xvideo, image scaler
> name : SIS 300/315/330 series Video Overlay
>
> port 61-76
> type : Xvideo, image scaler
> name : SIS 315/330 series Video Blitter
>
> /dev/video0: OK [ -device /dev/video0 ]
> type : v4l2
> name : Hauppauge WinTV PV
> flags: capture tuner
>
> I start up xawtv with the video cassette running (tuner is set to Tuner 1),
> play around with the settings - no success. The default (per man)
> is /dev/video0 so why no display?
>
> Any helpers - appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Peter Brown
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