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From: Jamie Dobbs <jamie.dobbs@×××××××××.nz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot get TV Card to work
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 05:59:47
Message-Id: 42DC9586.4010104@orcon.net.nz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot get TV Card to work by Nick Rout
1 Nick Rout wrote:
2
3 >Jamie. we seem to be following each other around the mailing lists. CLUG, mythtv, now here.
4 >
5 >You seem to have all the modules loaded, what is not working?
6 >
7 >is there a /dev/video/video0?
8 >does xawtv -c /dev/video/video0 give any output?
9 >
10 >
11 >
12 Output of xawtv -c /dev/video0
13
14 This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.12-gentoo-r6)
15 WARNING: Your X-Server has no DGA support.
16 WARNING: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual
17 configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>")
18 v4l2: open /dev/video0: Permission denied
19 v4l2: open /dev/video0: Permission denied
20 v4l: open /dev/video0: Permission denied
21 no video grabber device available
22
23 >
24 >On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:20:48 +1200 (NZST)
25 >Jamie Dobbs wrote:
26 >
27 >
28 >
29 >>I've been working on this for several days but do not seem to make any
30 >>progress.
31 >>I have a Pinnacle PCTV Stereo card which is based on the Philips saa7134
32 >>chip. I have recomipled my kernel (2.6.12-gentoo-r6) to include the
33 >>saa7134 module and i2c support as a module.
34 >>
35 >>lsmod output :
36 >>
37 >>Module Size Used by
38 >>tda9887 13144 0
39 >>saa7134 102996 0
40 >>tuner 26920 0
41 >>video_buf 17924 1 saa7134
42 >>v4l2_common 5184 1 saa7134
43 >>v4l1_compat 14084 1 saa7134
44 >>ir_common 6660 1 saa7134
45 >>videodev 7808 1 saa7134
46 >>
47 >>Relevant entries added to my /etc/modules.conf after modules-update is run:
48 >>(I am in New Zealand and know that card number and tuner number are
49 >>correct as I have had this card working in Mandrake 10.1 a week or so ago)
50 >>
51 >>### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/saa7134
52 >>options saa7134 card=26 tuner=5 oss=1
53 >>
54 >>### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/saa7134
55 >>
56 >>### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/tda9887
57 >>options tda9887 qss=0
58 >>
59 >>### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/tda9887
60 >>
61 >>My Kernel .config file can be found at
62 >>http://drgnfire.orcon.net.nz/kernel_config
63 >>
64 >>I'd appreciate any feedback on what I might be doing wrong that is causing
65 >>the TV Card not to work.
66 >>
67 >>Once I have the card working my aim is to build a MythTV box using this
68 >>card, so any pointers on this would also be appreciated (especially from
69 >>anyone in New Zealand who has experience in this area).
70 >>
71 >>Thanks
72 >>
73 >>Jamie
74 >>
75 >>
76 >>--
77 >>gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
78 >>
79 >>
80 >
81 >
82 >
83
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot get TV Card to work Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>
Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot get TV Card to work "W.Kenworthy" <billk@×××××××××.au>