[Kwintv] kdetv doesnt recognize my card

[birbilis]

u mean i sould replace /dev/video0 with something else??
but with what? this is wherre my tv card is located. and how come that
xawtv and tvtime have no problem seeing the card??
i just want kdetv to run cause i heard its much better than the others.

On 7/5/05, George Fragos <fragos at gmail.com> wrote:
> With SuSE my WinTV card's tuner has never been identified by YaST in 9.1-3. 
> When this happens, the tuner is set to 0 like yours.  Look at your card to
> identify the tuner so you can determine the correct tuner number.  I found
> some tuner numbers that worked patialy by experimentation.  When I finally
> pulled the sticker off my tuner chip, the big one, I found the true
> identity.  SuSE YaST TV configuration had the model name and tuner number
> even though it couldn't determine the correct number.
> 
> 
> On 7/5/05, birbilis <birbilis at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > i dont think its the v4l because i have included it in my
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf::
> > 
> > Section "Module"
> > 
> > # This loads the DBE extension module.
> > 
> >     Load        "dbe"   # Double buffer extension 
> > 
> > # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
> > # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
> >     SubSection  "extmod"
> >       Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
> >     EndSubSection
> > 
> > # This loads the font modules
> >     Load        "type1"
> > #    Load        "speedo"
> >     Load        "freetype" 
> > #    Load        "xtt"
> > 
> > # This loads the GLX module
> > #    Load       "glx"
> > # This loads the DRI module
> > #    Load       "dri"
> >         Load  "v4l"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > 
> > is there anything else i can do?
> > any help is appreciated.
> > 
> > On 7/5/05, ghkilo <ghkilo at t-online.de> wrote:
> > > birbilis schrieb:
> > >
> > > >i'm terribly sorry... 
> > > >my card is prolink pixelview playtv pro based on the bt878 chip.
> > > >my lsmod gives me::
> > > >
> > > >bash-2.05b# lsmod
> > > >Module                  Size  Used by
> > > >smbfs                  64632  0
> > > >snd_pcm_oss            50208  0
> > > >snd_mixer_oss          19072  1 snd_pcm_oss
> > > >tuner                  22564  0
> > > >bttv                  150224  0
> > > >video_buf              18564  1 bttv
> > > >firmware_class          8960  1 bttv
> > > >i2c_algo_bit            9992  1 bttv
> > > >v4l2_common             5760  1 bttv 
> > > >btcx_risc               5000  1 bttv
> > > >tveeprom               12696  1 bttv
> > > >i2c_core               19968  4
> tuner,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
> > > >videodev                8704  1 bttv
> > > >snd_cmipci             29440  0
> > > >snd_pcm                85124  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_cmipci
> > > >snd_page_alloc          8708  1 snd_pcm
> > > >snd_opl3_lib           10240  1 snd_cmipci
> > > >snd_timer              22788  2 snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib
> > > >snd_hwdep               8608  1 snd_opl3_lib
> > > >snd_mpu401_uart         7552  1 snd_cmipci
> > > >snd_rawmidi            21536  1 snd_mpu401_uart
> > > >snd_seq_device          7948  2
> snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi
> > > >snd                    49380  10
> > >
> >snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_cmipci,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_timer,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >(bttv module is loaded) 
> > > >
> > > >and my lspci gves me::
> > > >
> > > >0000:03:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878
> > > >Video Capture (rev 11)
> > > >0000:03:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio 
> > > >Capture (rev 11)
> > > >
> > > >thnx a lot for the interest. I have tryed both emerging kdetv and
> > > >compiling from the sources but nothing works. kdetv says no devices
> > > >found.
> > > >
> > > >i hope i have been complete.
> > > >
> > > >On 7/5/05, ghkilo <ghkilo at t-online.de> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Hello,
> > > >> 
> > > >>please tell the community more about your tv-card, because many
> > > >>tvv-cards with an BT8x8 Chip are around teh world.
> > > >>
> > > >>Tuner:
> > > >>BT/CX: BT878
> > > >>Mnaufacturer: 
> > > >>
> > > >>Not more is needed to help you.
> > > >>
> > > >>best regards gerhard
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > it seems no recognition by missing V4L or V4L2 modules.
> > > Kdetv needs one of them, libzvbi also for Videotextplugin enabled.
> > >
> > > The V4L drivers should installed an loaded in "X11Conf, or XF86Config-4"
> > >
> > > happy installing
> > >
> > > Gerhard
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