[mythtv-users] Getting started

Steve Dobson steve.dobson at uthink.co.uk
Fri May 14 12:51:22 EDT 2004


David

Thanks - you're a star!!!

On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 01:53:53PM +0100, David wrote:
> Try:
> /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl
> it gives you lots of options to try.
> 
> Also try:
> modinfo saa7127
> modinfo ivtv
> etc
> 
> I use Sky in the UK through a PVR350 through s-video and these:
> options ivtv tuner=1 ivtv_pal=1 ivtv_debug=1
> options tuner type=1
> options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> options saa7127 enable_output=1 output_select=1 pal=1
> /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -u 0xff -v input=1,output=1
> module options/test_ioctl works for me :)

The input=1,output=1 is what I was missing.  Managed to watch
the Weakest Link via a copy to disk - just to provide that the
hardware was working.
 
> I also have tvout working:
>  http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=TvOutHowto
I had found that page and got X (and Gnome) up on the Tv-Out
with out much problem.

Now on to configure MythTV - wish me luck :-)

Steve


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