"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.




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