From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n24043Ij004268 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:04:03 -0500 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com (cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com [75.180.132.120]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n2403kh1026904 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:03:46 -0500 Message-ID: <49ADC561.3090403@nc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:03:45 -0500 From: Andrew Robinson MIME-Version: 1.0 To: semantikous@yahoo.com References: <702621.62683.qm@web59709.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <702621.62683.qm@web59709.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: video4linux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: linux newbie tv card help List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com List-ID: 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 -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list