"Bruno Hertz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Christian Borchmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Hallo, >> >> i have problems getting my PVR-350 to work just for watching TV before >> i start experiments to record videos :o) >> >> I installed ivtv drivers after some howto and i see no problems while >> loading the drivers. >> >> When i try to capture i get an black .mpg file and tvtime says >> /dev/video0 not found. >> >> Have i overseen something? >> >> Any ideas? >> > > I seem to remember I responded already on the Debian list to this, but > you didn't bother to reply but rather post here the same question again. > > So here it goes: > > (1) tvtime probably isn't the application to use because the pvr350 > stream is mpeg encoded > > (2) just because tvtime says /dev/video0 isn't there doesn't mean it > reall isn't; please post the output of ls -l /dev/video* to see > whether those files are actually missing; in that case it's presumably > an udev issue > > (3) if /dev/video0 does acutally exist, try a cat /dev/video0 to see > whether it produces output; if it does, all you then need is > - tune into your channels > - the proper app to view the stuff like mplayer/xine, either from > a captured file or live. >
Thinking about it it isn't even an udev issue. The driver loads and your log says ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0 So /dev/video0 should be there (somebody else correct me in case I miss something). Please check it. Regards, Bruno. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel
