From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx04.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.8]) by int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n7JITqFu026246 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:29:52 -0400 Received: from partygirl.tmr.com (mail.tmr.com [64.65.253.246]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n7JITaGD012811 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:29:37 -0400 Received: from partygirl.tmr.com (partygirl.tmr.com [127.0.0.1]) by partygirl.tmr.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n7JITZAS005485 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:29:36 -0400 Message-ID: <4A8C448F.5020203@tmr.com> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:29:35 -0400 From: Bill Davidsen MIME-Version: 1.0 To: video4linux M/L References: <4A7B2BDB.5000906@tmr.com> <829197380908061221l54ba8f1pcbec404200ae6c93@mail.gmail.com> <4A7B37F9.8070905@tmr.com> <829197380908061318x5ee6ccfbn5d8890e98b6f6325@mail.gmail.com> <4A81AC59.5020306@tmr.com> <829197380908111051v3e446534k73ae23883c510e65@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <829197380908111051v3e446534k73ae23883c510e65@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Is there any working video capture card which works and is still made? 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: Devin Heitmueller wrote: > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote: >> Since you quoted the HVR-950Q as working, I tried one of those. Someone else >> said the ATI HDTV-Wonder works. Neither do. I tried all of the programs >> people swore work with these cards: tvtime, xawtv, cheese, and vlc. Mythtv >> appears to need the whole system tuned to be a pvr, not the intent here, >> users want to monitor CNN, MSNBC, and similar news or financial channels in >> a window without needing to get a TV for each seat. > > Well since I did the support for the HVR-950Q, I'm pretty sure it > works. :-) With regards to the "ATI HDTV-Wonder" card you referred > to, there are many cards with that name, so you would need to be more > specific (providing a model number and bus type). For example, I did > the work for the "ATI TV Wonder HD 600 USB". For analog support, both > of the above cards work fine with tvtime. > > If you have a specific case that is causing you problems, please > provide details as to exactly which card you are trying to use, which > distro and application you are using, and what errors you are seeing > and we will see if we can help you debug your problem. But saying > vague things like "nothing works" isn't really a constructive way to > improve your situation. > No, it was actually a clue, but everyone assumed it was just a failure to give details. Today I found (looking for something else) that the issue seems to be with the recent Fedora PAE kernels, both F11 release and the F12 pre-release on rawhide. Using a non-PAE kernel causes the cards and dongles to suddenly show video instead of "no signal." Of course I lose most of my RAM with that setup, not a happy situation. The ATI HDTV Wonder now gets signal for the NTSC channels, but no sound. I think I need to find an app which can use the digital sound, or populate the header for a cable similar to that used by a CD analog feed. > You only need to tune to something specifying MHz if you are using the > command line tools. The GUI applications have built in mechanisms to > change channels. > Can you name "the GUI applications" since none of the ones I've found which even claim to work with digital has a functional tuner. Note, there is a bug in the Intel video driver, I can't use xine, if that's the only one, it kills X on start every time, although I'm assured it will be fixed. > I agree that there is plenty of room for improvement in the > application space. Feel free to roll up your sleeves and help out > (that's how I got involved in the project, after all). Given the > number of devices people are demanding support for, we are quite > understaffed and could use all the help we could get. > Rather than a new device (the HVR-2500 would have been nice) I'd like to find something which works now and is still made. -- Bill Davidsen "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list