[linux-dvb] Re: need help with linux dvb driver

[Manu Abraham <manu@kromtek.com>]

Hi,

>  //You cannot use /dev/video0 for a budget
>
> do you mean that Twinhav VP1020 cannot used
> /dev/video0, infact VDR and xawtv tries to used this
> device and gives an error!!!
>
> // xawtv will not work as it is... You will have to
> use
>



Again i say the same .... you cannot use a budget card for /dev/video0. That 
is why it is called a budget card..


> i have used "szap" before, but i dont know where I can
>  find it now?  i dont see the DVB driver on my system,
> i have patched kernel2.6.0-11, configure, install and
> then insmod the modules?

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Regards,

Manu


>
>
> Thanks for everythings
> best regards
> abbas almutawa
>
> --- Manu Abraham <manu@kromtek.com> wrote:
> > > in fact, i try everythings just to get this card
> > > working, after i insmod the "dst" and fail to get
> >
> > the
> >
> > > VDR or xawtv to work with, i tried to insmod the
> > > "CX24110" to see if it works, but nothings happen,
> >
> > the
> >
> > > i tried remove the "dst" and insmod it again with
> > > "DST_TYPE_FLAGS=0",
> > > "DST_TYPE_FLAGS=1","DST_TYPE_FLAGS=4", but again
> > > nothings happen and the VDR cannot crab the
> > > /dev/video0 devices.
> >
> > 	You cannot use /dev/video0 for a budget card.....
> > /dev/video0 will work only
> > for cards that have an onboard MPEG2 decoder .....
> >
> >
> > xawtv will not work as it is... You will have to use
> > mplayer and pipe the
> > output to mplayer...
> >
> > 	I don't have any idea about VDR ....
> >
> >
> > Maybe you can try this script out....
> >
> >
> > modprobe dvb_core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0
> > modprobe video-buf
> > modprobe bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x68
> > modprobe bt878
> > modprobe dst dst_type_flags=4
> > modprobe dvb-bt8xx
> >
> >
> > You can try to use scan to generate your channel
> > config after creating the
> > "initial seed" and then szap to the channel you
> > want...
> >
> >
> > You can test the picture using the "test_dvr"
> > utility in the test directory of
> > the "DVB" driver not "dvb-kernel".
> >
> > 	I don't have any idea of using VDR.. You might have
> > to find out ...
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manu
> >
> >
> >
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