[mythtv-users] Using PVR-350 to record old VCR video

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/23/2012 07:28 PM, Ben Kamen wrote:
> On 2012-05-23 6:18 PM, Ben Kamen wrote:
>> On 2012-05-23 6:01 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>
>>> You need to go into mythtv-setup, Capture Cards section, then select 
>>> the PVR-350 device(s) and hit DELETE (by default 'D' key) to delete 
>>> the cards from MythTV's configuration.
>>
>> I thought I did that -- but I'll double check.
>>
>> yea.. "config files" == generic for "removed via" the myth setup 
>> interface..
>
> Yup. It's out of the list...
>
> And I did a reboot.
>
> And it's funny because on the first pass, mplayer complains of "NO 
> SIGNAL" when tuning to CH:3...
>
> but eventually, I get this:
>
>> [root at MythTV ~]# gmplayer pvr:// -tv 
>> channel=3:input=0:chanlist=us-bcast:normid=0
>> MPlayer SVN-r29134-snapshot-4.3.3 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> 137 audio & 296 video codecs
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
>>
>> Playing pvr://.
>> [v4l2] select channel list us-bcast, entries 82
>> [v4l2] Switch to user station channel:        3 - freq:    61250 - 
>> station:
>> [pvr] Using device /dev/video-pvr350
>> [pvr] Detected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350
>> [v4l2] Available video inputs: '#0, Tuner 1' '#1, S-Video 1' '#2, 
>> Composite 1' '#3, S-Video 2' '#4, Composite 2' '#5, Composite 3'
>> [v4l2] Available audio inputs: '#0, Tuner 1' '#1, Line In 1' '#2, 
>> Line In 2'
>> [v4l2] Available norms: '#0, NTSC' '#1, NTSC-M' '#2, NTSC-M-JP' '#3, 
>> NTSC-M-KR' '#4, NTSC-443' '#5, PAL' '#6, PAL-BG' '#7, PAL-H' '#8, 
>> PAL-I' '#9, PAL-DK' '#10, PAL-M' '#11, PAL-N' '#12, PAL-Nc' '#13, 
>> PAL-60' '#14, SECAM' '#15, SECAM-B' '#16, SECAM-G' '#17, SECAM-H' 
>> '#18, SECAM-DK' '#19, SECAM-L' '#20, SECAM-Lc'
>> [v4l2] Frequency 61250 already set.
>> [v4l2] Video input: Tuner 1
>> [v4l2] Audio input: Tuner 1
>> [v4l2] Norm: NTSC-M.
>> Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)
>
> And it just sits there.... durp.
>
> Maybe I'm better off trying one of the pcHDTV cards in NTSC|Composite 
> mode.

Maybe try using v4l2-ctl (or whatever it's called) to tune the channel, 
then just use cat or dd to record from /dev/video*

Mike