[ubuntu-za] Video Broadcast Controller

[Hannes Coetzee]

On Saturday 16 May 2009 19:07:11 Sudhashen Naicker wrote:
> Lee Sharp wrote:
> > Robert Holm wrote:
> >> I haven't really given up on this - was just feeling a little
> >> overwhelmed at the time by my lack of knowledge. Taking a calmer look
> >> at /dev/v4l I find that while it contains only a folder called
> >> "by-path", that folder contains links to video0 and vbi0. I hang my head
> >> in shame.
> >
> > It is the little things that get you.  :)  But trust me, you are doing
> > nothing that all of us haven't done many times before!
> >
> >> I want to say that I really appreciate how patient and helpful you guys
> >> are with a newcomer to linux. I know that you have jobs to do whereas at
> >> my age (78) I have all the time in the world - I hope :-)
> >
> > No problem.  You learn by solving problems.  Both your own, and other
> > people's.  By helping you, I also help me.  Kinda "open source" how it
> > works that way. :)
> >
> > 			Lee
>
> ditto!  nice one.

It looks like the same card I'm fighting with. Hope these links help..

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1021879.html

that points to

http://mann-linuxproject.blogspot.com/2007/06/problem3.html

Mythtv does show my card (no idea what to do next to get video) but if I run 
tvtime the computer hangs and I have to reboot it by pressing the reset 
switch.

Hannes