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> Relevant configuration:
>         2.1.129 kernel
>         #9GXEPro PCI (S3 964 based).
>         Teppro TV Tuner/Video Capture TEV560.
> 
> 
> 1) The sound volume control has no effect, and the mute (A) key
> works in reverse. I tried all card types and tuner types and
> so far I found card=3 to work best, and tuner type=1 gives
> best sound.
> 
> 2) I cannot use the framebuffer, which should produce the best
> performance (if I understood it right).
> 
> Starting xawtv (which causes the modules to load) fails to
> locate the linear framebuffer (see messages below).
> 
> Specifying "options bttv vidmem=0xf30" does not help, the
> result is that overlay mode is accepted but now I get a
> black screen (with good sound).

Eyal

I have just got my TVCard working.

1> I am running 2.1.130 kernel, xawtv-2.31 (just released yesterday)
   and I have configured the kernel with video4linux as modules only.

2> Go to the xawtv-2.30/bttv/ and do make insmod, this will build a new
   bttv, videodev, tuner, i2c and other misc drivers.
   Also replaces the /lib/modules/2.1.130/misc/ drivers with these.
   The kerenl video4linux modules are older than the xawtv release.

3> Don't forget to do MAKEDEV to create the new devices in /dev tree.

4> manually, insmod videodev, i2c, bttv, tuner together with the options
   needed for your card, (see xawtv-2.31/bttv/driver/MODULES fro details).

5> For sound I had to make a stereo patch plug (male to male) and
   put one end into the TV Card (audio out) and the other into the
   SoundBlaster (line-in) port. I control the volume, tone etc by
   Xmixer.

On my SMP system I had to ensure that there was a symbolic link
(ln -s /new-kernel/linux-2.1.130 /usr/src/linux) so that the normal
/usr/src/linux directory pointed to the system includes files correctly.
You may / may not have to do this.

After this, all as OK. The only other interesting experience was one
of the TV cards had a faulty tuner for VHF stations. Once I swapped it
the VHF stations were there but very iffy, further investigations proved
the incoming RF signal was too low. I move to a better outlet (I got 5)
and everything now works great. I have a 1"x1" composite video camera
outside watching possums (PossumCAM) with IR lighting. Works well, only
have to select Composite video on xawtv control panel.

Hope this helps you,
Cheers Grahame.

Then you should be OK. I have had to play around to get my card working
(Its a Mr.Vision TVLink Card). 
 
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not-for-mail@dare.demon.nl (Pieter Krul) writes:

>I still believe quite strongly that the only medium which Linux can't
>talk through are smoke-signals.

Not true! Getting the blanket to flap properly is the easy part. You can do
Morse quite quickly, although bandwidth is limited by the need to space
the dots and dashes and the problems of high winds. The real bugbear, and the
one that the LSSP (Linux Smoke Signal Project) has yet to adequately solve,
is the fire mechanism. We're aiming at unattended fire operation. The fire needs 
to be smoky, but not *too* smoky or it goes out. So we need a smokiness sensor
which can blow more air in if needed, add fuel if it's getting low, and adds
grass and leaves if it's not smoky enough.

There's a lag problem, though. When the fire gets going, and is not smoky, you
can't send messages, but it's a UDP connection with unreliable end-to-end
connectivity, so you may lose important parts of the message and not know it.
If the fire is too smoky, the signals are obscured in the 'noise' and you have
to pump up the fire.

Anyway, at least we don't have a problem with bugs.

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Grahame M. Kelly wrote:
> 
> > Relevant configuration:
> >         2.1.129 kernel
> >         #9GXEPro PCI (S3 964 based).
> >         Teppro TV Tuner/Video Capture TEV560.
> >
[snip]
> After this, all as OK. The only other interesting experience was one
> of the TV cards had a faulty tuner for VHF stations. Once I swapped it
> the VHF stations were there but very iffy, further investigations proved
> the incoming RF signal was too low. I move to a better outlet (I got 5)
> and everything now works great. I have a 1"x1" composite video camera
> outside watching possums (PossumCAM) with IR lighting. Works well, only
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                       very impressive! 

> have to select Composite video on xawtv control panel.
> 
> Hope this helps you,
> Cheers Grahame.
> 
> Then you should be OK. I have had to play around to get my card working
> (Its a Mr.Vision TVLink Card).
> 
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I'd no idea you could do this with Linux!  Is this easy and cheap?  Can
you give an idea how much the cards are?

Thanks,
Nick.

Nick Coleman wrote:
>Grahame M. Kelly wrote:
[snip]
>> outside watching possums (PossumCAM) with IR lighting. Works well, only
>                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                                       very impressive! 
>
>I'd no idea you could do this with Linux!  Is this easy and cheap?  Can
>you give an idea how much the cards are?

As said by somebody before:

I still believe quite strongly that the only medium which Linux can't
talk through are smoke-signals.

Regards,

Pieter

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On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:22:35 +1100, Nick Coleman <nicholas.coleman@ssmb.com.au> wrote:
>Grahame M. Kelly wrote:
>> 
>> > Relevant configuration:
>> >         2.1.129 kernel
>> >         #9GXEPro PCI (S3 964 based).
>> >         Teppro TV Tuner/Video Capture TEV560.
>> >
>[snip]
>> After this, all as OK. The only other interesting experience was one
>> of the TV cards had a faulty tuner for VHF stations. Once I swapped it
>> the VHF stations were there but very iffy, further investigations proved
>> the incoming RF signal was too low. I move to a better outlet (I got 5)
>> and everything now works great. I have a 1"x1" composite video camera
>> outside watching possums (PossumCAM) with IR lighting. Works well, only
>                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                                       very impressive! 
>
>> have to select Composite video on xawtv control panel.
>> 
>> Hope this helps you,
>> Cheers Grahame.
>> 
>> Then you should be OK. I have had to play around to get my card working
>> (Its a Mr.Vision TVLink Card).
>> 
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>
>I'd no idea you could do this with Linux!  Is this easy and cheap?  Can
>you give an idea how much the cards are?

	It's the camera...

	...the 848/878 are video overlay cards.

	Just feed it any video signal, tune it in and do the
	video capture (gui or command line)...

	Peruse the page below for a screen shot.

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> 
> 	It's the camera...
> 
> 	...the 848/878 are video overlay cards.
> 
> 	Just feed it any video signal, tune it in and do the
> 	video capture (gui or command line)...
> 
> 

Original problem with being able to get UHF TV stations bit not
VHF stations has been resolved. The problem is/was in Australia we
have RF line sockets (usually on a flying lead) that have a centre
pin of 2.4mm diag, whereas the Philips tuners (and probably most
others) have a centre female accepting a 3.2mm diag plug. This
0.8mm difference therefore doesn't make a DC contact, but acts
as a capacitor of approx 10pf (my guess) and measurements I have
done indicate that I get a input signal loss of 10-20db (channel
dependent). So on my system, in my location, I has able to get
UHF (signal strength was 60db input) and not VHF (where signal 
strength was only 32db). Solution: Got a Coax TV plug to RCA
socket adapter (Tandy #PA3675 - A$2.75) and put this component
inline before the tuner. Be aware to not push the RCA plug in too
far because it somes lose or touches an internal tuner coil which
may effect reception.


TV Camera was CCIR standard going directly to the composite video
port of the BT848 card. 

Grahame

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