[mythtv-users] blunt

[sharifah ummu kulthum]

i am using kworld usb 303u. what do you mean by the card has to be tuned to
something via suitable software first?

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:50 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:30 PM, sharifah ummu kulthum
> > <kulthum91 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I found in one site saying that i can run 'mplayer /dev/video0' (omit
> the ')
> >> to test whether a card is working. but i got these output. I don't know
> >> what's happening.
> >>
> >> bitto at bitto:~$ mplayer /dev/video0
> >> MPlayer UNKNOWN-4.4.1 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
> >> mplayer: could not connect to socket
> >> mplayer: No such file or directory
> >> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote
> >> control.
> >>
> >> Playing /dev/video0.
> >> Cannot seek backward in linear streams!
> >
> > What sort of card is it? That certainly works for a Hauppauge
> > PVR150/250/500. Not for others though.
> >
> > Also of course the card has to be tuned to something via suitable
> > software first.
> >
> Also you have to make sure your card is at /dev/video0 and not some
> other device.
>
> John
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