Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Nick Rout <nick@×××××××.nz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] video capture
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:39:17
Message-Id: 20060720102426.EEAA.NICK@rout.co.nz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] video capture by gentoo@kd4ccd.dynalias.org
1 On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:50:04 -0400
2 gentoo wrote:
3
4 > I have tryed the cat command all I get in the .mpg is snow . I tryes to use
5 > composit video and still get snow. Do I have to tell the tuner to tune to
6 > line in port
7 > rob
8
9 use ivtvctl -n to get a list of inputs
10
11 mine shows:
12
13 nick@media:~$ ivtvctl -n
14 ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
15 Input : 0
16 Name : Tuner
17 Type : 0x00000001
18 Audioset: 0x00000003
19 Tuner : 0x00000000
20 Standard: 0x00000000000000FF ( PAL )
21 Status : 0
22
23 Input : 1
24 Name : Composite 0
25 Type : 0x00000002
26 Audioset: 0x00000003
27 Tuner : 0x00000000
28 Standard: 0x00000000007F7FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )
29 Status : 0
30
31 Input : 2
32 Name : Composite 1
33 Type : 0x00000002
34 Audioset: 0x00000003
35 Tuner : 0x00000000
36 Standard: 0x00000000007F7FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )
37 Status : 0
38
39 Input : 3
40 Name : S-Video 0
41 Type : 0x00000002
42 Audioset: 0x00000003
43 Tuner : 0x00000000
44 Standard: 0x00000000007F7FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )
45 Status : 0
46
47 Input : 4
48 Name : S-Video 1
49 Type : 0x00000002
50 Audioset: 0x00000003
51 Tuner : 0x00000000
52 Standard: 0x00000000007F7FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )
53 Status : 0
54
55
56 Then use ivtvctl -p X to set the input to X - egi want to set input 1
57 for composite 0 so I do:
58
59 ivtvctl -p 1
60
61 you can check what it is set to with
62
63 ivtvctl -P
64
65 nick@media:~$ ivtvctl -P
66 ioctl VIDIOC_G_INPUT ok
67 Video input = 1
68
69
70
71 >
72 > On Sunday 16 July 2006 20:00, Nick Rout wrote:
73 > > You have a pvr-150 which has onboard mpeg2 encoding. Most standard v4l
74 > > software will not play tv from such a card, because it expects a different
75 > > format from the card. For example the tvtime supported cards list says:
76 > >
77 > > "The ivtv driver supports cards that provide high quality MPEG2 encoded
78 > > video. This cards are ideal for PVR systems. However, tvtime has no
79 > > MPEG2 decoding capabilities or audio playback code, and therefore cannot
80 > > be used to watch live TV from these cards."
81 > >
82 > > Try
83 > >
84 > > cat /dev/video0 > test.mpeg
85 > > ctrl-c to stop
86 > > mplayer test.mpeg
87 > >
88 > > or just:
89 > >
90 > > mplayer /dev/video
91 > >
92 > > you can tune the card and adjust the inputs etc with the tools provided
93 > > by ivtv. Mine is permanently set to the composite inputs as it used for
94 > > the output from a set top box. I have never used the tuner. getting an
95 > > external composite video signal like a set top box output a VHS player
96 > > is a good way to test. Move onto the tuner once you are sure you can get
97 > > composite to work.
98 > >
99 > >
100 > > On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:53:29 -0400
101 > >
102 > > rob wrote:
103 > > > On Saturday 15 July 2006 14:15, Uwe Thiem wrote:
104 > > > > On 15 July 2006 18:25, Richard Fish wrote:
105 > > > > > On 7/15/06, rob <gentoo@×××××××××××××××.org> wrote:
106 > > > > > > emerged most of the stuff in media-tv but I can't get anyone of
107 > > > > > > thease to show TV most say device not configured. Evan the ones
108 > > > > > > that I know point to /dev/video0
109 > > > > > > I think I did everything right.
110 > > > > > > pleas help or tell me of a better card to use.
111 > > > > >
112 > > > > > Are you sure this is a card problem, and not a permissions issue? It
113 > > > > > looks like udev makes most of the device nodes in the "video" group.
114 > > > > > Is your user account a member of that group?
115 > > >
116 > > > Well I emerged gentoo-sources with ~86 gave me linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r3.
117 > > > Now the tuner comes up and using the ivtv test it now captures only snow
118 > > > but it is a start. I have tryed to change channel but it doesn't work.
119 > > > Even line in gives me the same thing. Any other seguestions
120 > > >
121 > > > rob
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125 > > --
126 > > Nick Rout <nick@×××××××.nz>
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