[mythtv-users] Can't get pvr250 working.

Colin Smillie csmillie at gmail.com
Wed Jun 23 09:43:00 EDT 2004


Hi,
I'd try going through the Capture ( ivtv focused ) section of Jarod's
Guide.  You might need to set your tuner to PAL or NTSC.  You can
access it here:

http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#capture

Colin



On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:32:24 -0600, Mike Diehl (Encrypted email
preferred) <mdiehl at diehlnet.com> wrote:
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> Hi all.
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> I'm down to the last task.  Getting the video capture / tuner card (pvr250) to
> work.
> 
> I've got the ivtv module installed.  I did a test_ioctl -p 4 to set the input.
> I've got an antenae plugged into the back of the card.
> 
> But if I do:
> mplayer tv://2 -vo svga
> I get a green screen.
> 
> If I do:
> mplayer /dev/video -vo svga
> I get static.
> 
> If I try to use mythfronend to watch live tv, I get a black screen for a few
> seconds and then I'm back to the UI.
> 
> I'm obviously missing something.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanx,
> - --
> Mike
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