From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n3HEgD65000312 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:42:14 -0400 Received: from nlpi053.prodigy.net (nlpi053.sbcis.sbc.com [207.115.36.82]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n3HEfsOa020117 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:41:55 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.201] (adsl-99-151-171-231.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.net [99.151.171.231]) (authenticated bits=0) by nlpi053.prodigy.net (8.13.8 smtpauth/dk/map_regex/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n3HEfr9p013552 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:41:53 -0500 Message-ID: <49E89535.90700@xnet.com> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:41:57 -0500 From: stuart MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux and Kernel Video References: <897950.38037.qm@web57907.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <897950.38037.qm@web57907.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: ATI TV Wonder PCI 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: Harol Hunter wrote: > > > > > ----- Mensaje original ---- De: stuart Para: Harol > Hunter CC: video4linux-list@redhat.com > Enviado: miércoles, 15 de abril, 2009 14:15:45 Asunto: Re: ATI TV > Wonder PCI > > > > Harol Hunter wrote: >> Hi there people: >> >> I have an ATI TV Wonder 550 PCI card and I can't make linux >> recognize it properly. I've been googling a lot with no result. >> Here I let you my lscpi results: >> >> 01:0b.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: ATI Technologies Inc Theater >> 550 PRO PCI [ATI TV Wonder 550] [1002:4d52] Subsystem: ATI >> Technologies Inc Unknown device [1002:a346] Flags: bus master, >> medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 Memory at bff00000 (32-bit, >> non-prefetchable) [size=1M] Memory at de000000 (32-bit, >> prefetchable) [size=32M] Capabilities: [50] Power Management >> version 2 >> >> I read that I have to load the right modules for it and this is >> what I've done 'till now >> >> $ sudo modprobe bttv card=63 tuner=44 radio=1 >> >> and with no parameters also. Bttv loads properly but still won't >> recognize the cards. Am I doing anything wrong or it's just my >> card. I must say I can watch TV on Windows with this very same card >> >> >> Thanks in advance Harol > > Got to ask, if you are in the state, why are you fooling w/an NTSC > tuner (unless you are connected to a subscription service - then > pardon my dribble!). > > Any ways - I just installed some ATI tuners as well - but, I checked > (lspci) and they are not the same type. You will find that ATI / AMD > named almost all their tuners "ATI Wonder" making it very difficult > to distinguish which is which (let alone which are well, partially > and not supported here in linux land). > > That said, have you googled to find like minded people w/the same > problem? So far, what I have found leads me to think you are at a > dead end w/this particular ATI: > > http://lists.linuxcoding.com/rhl/2008q1/msg04270.html > > Further evidence that your card might not work can be found here > (search for "ATI "): > > http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html > > I say "might not work" as, again, ATI / AMD's crappy naming is > confusing. I think you have an "ATI Wonder" card and I have an "ATI > All-in-Wonder" card. But from our lspci's I can not be sure. I'm > basing the true name of your card from the ATI / AMD's web site: > > http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder550/index.html > > Ah, here's the coffin nail (search for your 550 card): > > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATI/AMD#ATI_Graphic_cards_with_TV_Tuners_and.2For_Capture_facilities > > > Regardless, if you are serious about using a tuner in linux (i.e. > going to build a mythtv box) I would approach the problem the other > way around. First check for support then go out and buy a tuner. > > In case you want to get what I have, this is one of the results from > my lspci (I think I get 3 per ATI card). I'm still putting together > this mythtv box. But the ATSC feature of this card appears to be > working (in a Debian system): > > 01:06.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. > CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Vi deo and Audio Decoder (rev 05) Subsystem: ATI > Technologies Inc HDTV Wonder Flags: bus master, medium devsel, > latency 64, IRQ 17 Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) > [size=16M] Capabilities: Kernel driver in use: cx8800 > Kernel modules: cx8800 > > > Let's begging by saying that I live in Cuba, so Digital TV is quite > far, about my card as I say it's an ATI TV Wonder 550 PCI, reading > CARDLIST.bttv in kernel Doc I found out it's supported by bttv driver > so I thought it might be easy to configure, but the real problem is > that even when then kernel sees the card it wont recognize it, anyone > who has had this problem? > > Harol > > > > ¡Obtén la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo > Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=mx Hi... Sorry to hear you still have problems - but I've already emailed just about everything I know. I have had problems with tuner cards as well. I just removed a Kworld 120 from my mythtv box and will probably never try using it as a TV tuner again (I might use it to sample video - but I will not invest any more time into the TV tuner part of the card!). I'll stick with my original suggestion: Get a well supported card - it will save you lots of time and hair pulling. -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list