[ubuntu-za] Video (TV) capture card

[Robert Holm]

On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 18:03 +0200, Dale Marshall wrote:
> Hey, I recently built an HTPC using mythbuntu and a Hauppage PVR-150
> tuner. It too defaulted as analog V4L capture card which, when following
> the mythbuntu install guide, is wrong. I changed this to MPEG-2 Encoder
> Card. In the manual however it indicates this only for the Hauppage
> cards and I can't see if you indicated which card you are using.
> 
> Quoted from the mythbuntu manual:
> "When choosing a capture source, it’s important to choose the correct
> type. A very common error is when choosing the Hauppauge PVR Cards.
> There is an option for MPEG-2 Encoder Card (PVR-X50, PVR-500) as well as
> for standard V4L card. Be sure to choose the MPEG-2 encoder option here
> if you use a Hauppauge card."
> 
>    "If you are confused about any of the options, see the mythtv
> documentation, mailing list, MythTV wiki
> http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Video_capture_card, or LinuxTV wiki
> http://linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/"
> 
> The build I did was with an onboard ATI graphics card - this required a
> specific option in xorg.conf. I can't remember it off hand but it had to
> do with an overlay option - if this wasn't enabled video and tv playback
> was delayed/jerky (unwatchable). Once I get the entire machine working
> 100% (I chose an antec fusion black case with lcd display and volume
> knob - nightmare!) I intend posting all the configurations I made and
> hardware used.
> 
> Just keep going at it, you'll get there.
> 
> Dale
> 
> On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 17:28 +0200, Robert Holm wrote:
> > The card is working fine under windows. I am running ubuntu 8.04 and I
> > installed the mythtv package from the repositories.
> > 
> > In the backupend setup the card is shown as Analog V4L capture card -
> > Video device /dev/video) - Probed info Unknown/Generic [saa7134], and it
> > found this on its own, but the System Status still shows "Tuner 1 is
> > unavailable", while the backend log file includes the following:
> > 
> > Starting up as the master server.
> > 2008-08-25 17:15:18.894 TVRec(1) Error: Problem finding starting
> > channel, setting to default of '3'.
> > 2008-08-25 17:15:18.896 ChannelBase(1) Error: InitializeInputs(): 
> > 			Could not get inputs for the capturecard.
> > 			Perhaps you have forgotten to bind video
> > 			sources to your card's inputs?
> > ERROR: no valid capture cards are defined in the database.
> > Perhaps you should read the installation instructions?
> > 
> > In fact I've read the installation instructions until I can recite them
> > by heart!
> > I'm rapidly approaching my wit's end.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Robert
> > 
Dale 

It was suggested on the mythtv user list that my problem may be that I
have not set up a video source. What info have you entered for source
name and grabber for South Africa.

Robert