From: Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml@nc.rr.com>
To: semantikous@yahoo.com
Cc: video4linux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: linux newbie tv card help
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:03:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49ADC561.3090403@nc.rr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <702621.62683.qm@web59709.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
Robert Lastname wrote:
> Hello, I quit windows not too long ago and have no idea how to install a tv card. I searched the internet but still don't know how any of this works. Here is what I want to know:
>
> Would someone please give me a quick run down of the steps needed to install a card. I don't need anything in detail---just the very basics of what, in general, is going on.
>
> like
>
> 1. install card
> 2. install v4l-dev, v4l-apps
> 3. find chipset drivers and install.
> etc etc
>
> I don't know where to begin, as so far what I've read is overwhelming and I can't make out what comes first and what comes after. I want to take this one step at a time and I can't tell if I missed something important.
Start at linux-tv.org. Find a reference for the particular tuner card
you have. Follow those references.
If you are using a very recent version of Linux, chances are, the
drivers already exist in the kernel. You'll probably need to install
some ancillary software, like v4l-apps. You'll need an application to
view the TV. I use MythTV, which is a whole Tivo-like system. But again,
start at linux-tv.org.
Andrew Robinson
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