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saa713x devices are collectively those PCI cards that are based upon one of the [[Philips SAA7134|SAA713x]] chips, and which are supported under Linux by the saa7134 and associated kernel driver modules.

'''saa713x devices''' are collectively those PCI cards that are based upon one of the [[Philips SAA7134|SAA713x]] chips, and which are supported under Linux by the saa7134 and associated kernel driver modules.




==saa7134 and associated kernel driver modules==
==saa7134 and associated kernel driver modules==
TV cards based on the saa713x chips are well supported by the saa7134 driver. The picture quality is typically high, and the sound can be taken directly from the TV card (SAA7131, SAA7133, SAA7134, SAA7135) or through a patch cable to your sound card (SAA7130HL). On the [[text_capture | text capture]] front, both teletext and NTSC closed captioning are supported.
TV cards based on the saa713x chips are well supported by the saa7134 driver. The picture quality is typically high, and the sound can be taken directly from the TV card (SAA7131, SAA7133, SAA7134, SAA7135) or through a patch cable to your sound card (SAA7130HL). On the [[text capture]] front, both teletext and NTSC closed captioning are supported.


===Sound support===
===Sound support===
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=== [[AVerMedia]] ===
=== [[AVerMedia]] ===
As described in [[AVerMedia AVerTV_305/307_Linux_user_guide|AVerTV 305/307 Linux user guide (Russian language)]], the following cards are supported:
As described in [[AVerMedia AVerTV 305/307 Linux user guide|AVerTV 305/307 Linux user guide (Russian language)]], the following cards are supported:
* AVerTV 305
* AVerTV 305
* AVerTV Studio 305
* AVerTV Studio 305
* AVerTV 307
* AVerTV 307
* AVerTV Studio 307
* AVerTV Studio 307

In addition, the following cards are known to work:
In addition, the following cards are known to work:
* [[AVerMedia Cardbus E500]]
* [[AVerMedia Cardbus E500]]
* [[AVerMedia Cardbus Plus E501R |AVerMedia Cardbus Plus E501R (russian)]]
* [[AVerMedia Cardbus Plus E501R|AVerMedia Cardbus Plus E501R (russian)]]
* [[AverMedia M156 / Medion 2819]]
* [[AVerMedia M156 / Medion 2819]]
* [[AVerMedia DVD EZMaker]]
* [[AVerMedia DVD EZMaker]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV GO 007]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV GO 007]]
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* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM Cardbus (E506R)]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM Cardbus (E506R)]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D)]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D)]]
* [[AverMedia M103 (Hybrid) Mini PCI]]
* [[AVerMedia M103 (Hybrid) Mini PCI]]
*[[AverMedia M156]]
* [[AVerMedia M156]]
*[[AVerMedia DVD EZMaker]]
* [[AVerMedia DVD EZMaker]]
*[[AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180]]
*[[AVerMedia A169 B]]
* [[AVerMedia A169 B]]
*[[AVerMedia A169 B1]]
* [[AVerMedia A169 B1]]
*[[AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16A]]
* [[AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16A]]
*[[Avermedia AVerTV Studio 507]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Studio 507]]
*[[Avermedia M102]]
* [[AVerMedia M102]]
*[[Avermedia Super 007]]
* [[AVerMedia Super 007]]
*[[Avermedia M115]]
* [[AVerMedia M115]]
*[[Avermedia DVB-S Pro A700]]
* [[AVerMedia DVB-S Pro A700]]
*[[Avermedia DVB-S Hybrid+FM A700]]
* [[AVerMedia DVB-S Hybrid+FM A700]]
*[[AVerMedia MiniPCI DVB-T Hybrid M103]]
* [[AVerMedia MiniPCI DVB-T Hybrid M103]]
*[[Avermedia PCI pure analog (M135A)]]
* [[AVerMedia PCI pure analog (M135A)]]
*[[Avermedia AVerTV GO 007 FM Plus]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV GO 007 FM Plus]]
*[[Avermedia AVerTV Studio 507UA]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Studio 507UA]]
*[[Avermedia AVerTV Super 009 (M733A)]]
* [[AVerMedia AVerTV Super 009 (M733A)]]


=== Bona ===
=== Bona ===
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=== Mercury ===
=== Mercury ===

* [[Mercury TV Tuner card PAL/Mecury EzView tuner card (Philips chipset)]]
* [[Mercury TV Tuner card PAL/Mecury EzView tuner card (Philips chipset)]]
* [[Mercury TV PAL]]
* [[Mercury TV PAL]]


=== Pearl ===
=== Pearl ===

* [[Auvisio TV Tuner & Video Capture Card]]
* [[Auvisio TV Tuner & Video Capture Card]]


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=== Other ===
=== Other ===
* [[Smartv_card |SmartTV Card]]
* [[Smartv card]]
* [http://techcomindia.com/itemdetail.asp?Cat=&CatID=&prodid=501&ProdName=SSD%2DTV%2D670 TECH-COM, Card Model: SSD-TV-670 ]
* [http://techcomindia.com/itemdetail.asp?Cat=&CatID=&prodid=501&ProdName=SSD%2DTV%2D670 TECH-COM, Card Model: SSD-TV-670 ]
* [[Zolid Hybrid TV Tuner|Zolid Hybrid TV Tuner]]
* [[Zolid Hybrid TV Tuner]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Saa7134 Gentoo Wiki's saa7134 article]
* [http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Saa7134 Gentoo Wiki's saa7134 article]

[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Hardware]]

Latest revision as of 00:30, 4 December 2016

saa713x devices are collectively those PCI cards that are based upon one of the SAA713x chips, and which are supported under Linux by the saa7134 and associated kernel driver modules.


saa7134 and associated kernel driver modules

TV cards based on the saa713x chips are well supported by the saa7134 driver. The picture quality is typically high, and the sound can be taken directly from the TV card (SAA7131, SAA7133, SAA7134, SAA7135) or through a patch cable to your sound card (SAA7130HL). On the text capture front, both teletext and NTSC closed captioning are supported.

Sound support

Support for DMA sound, or sound taken directly off the PCI bus, has improved in the 2.6.16 kernel, thanks to the work of Ricardo Cerqueira and others. There are now two separate drivers for DMA sound, saa7134-alsa and saa7134-oss. In order to enable these in the kernel, you must first have selected support for ALSA and/or OSS under Sound. If you build both DMA devices as modules, you can use both alternately, though they cannot both be loaded at the same time.

While the saa7134-oss is listed as deprecated, there are still programs that have difficulties using ALSA's device enumeration, and the oss module remains useful.

These modules do not require parameters during insertion. For details and sound problems see saa7134-alsa.

Supported saa713x devices

An up-to-date list of saa713x devices supported by V4L-DVB drivers is found in the CARDLIST.saa7134 file in the master development repository.

Devices supported by the kernel running on your system are listed in your local <path_to_your_kernel_sources>/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134. If you don't find your device listed here, but support for it is cited in the up-to-date sources (see above), then you will need to either upgrade to a more recent kernel that has already absorbed support for the device or, more simply, just get the latest V4L-DVB drivers. You can install the V4L-DVB modules on top of your existing kernel (see: detailed instructions), however, note that support for some devices may also require use of a newer kernel.

Getting an unlisted card to work

If your card is not listed, see the "How to add support for a device" article.


this part needs to be edited:

  • ask for assistance on the v4l mailing list
  • searchable archives.
  • It may be a clone of a listed card ... card= entries may work for several similar cards.
  • Full card names can be cross-referenced from drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c.

Before buying a new TV card, it's always worth checking its support status on V4L documentation. However, be advised that, since some producers label with the same product name boards that, inside, are actually different, there is always some risk of buying an un- (or non-completely) supported card even if it appears to be. Spending some more time searching newsgroups and mailing lists for complaints is recommended.

Make sure you post the findings of your investigations here and on the video4linux mailing list (video4linux-list@redhat.com) so that saa7134-cards.c can be updated with a new card= entry for your card.

Installation notes

See Saa713x devices: Generic SAA7134 Card Installation for how to properly setup your saa7134-based tv tuner card or use the installation instructions for your specific card:

ASUS

AVerMedia

As described in AVerTV 305/307 Linux user guide (Russian language), the following cards are supported:

  • AVerTV 305
  • AVerTV Studio 305
  • AVerTV 307
  • AVerTV Studio 307

In addition, the following cards are known to work:

Bona

The brand is also refered to as Mentor. Bona Website

Canopus

Compro

Encore

Hercules

KNC One (KNC1)

KWorld

LifeView

MSI

Mercury

Pearl

Pinnacle

Sabrent

TerraTec

Tevion

Vivanco

Other

External Links