[MPlayer-users] A simple question.....

Erik Slagter erik at oldconomy.com
Fri Aug 29 20:21:52 CEST 2003


> > This is a bit off-topic here.
> > 
> > What kind of card is it? 
> > 
> > bt848
> > bt878
> >    or
> > saa7134
> > 
> > This should show up with lspci.
> > 
> > If you have a saa7134 type, there are chances that your card is not
> > (yet) supported. Always check before you buy. Problem is that the dma
> > engine (the saa7134 itself) is always supported, but the hardware around
> > it, like the tuner and the muxers differ on each card make. Usually it
> > is not hard to incorporate support in the driver, but for that you have
> > to know these things and most hardware manufacturerers are not willing
> > to give that information.
> > 
> The card works fine, inputs 1 & 2 works fine, 0-tuner is no working at
> all but.....
> As this card has radio option, I thing that the green screen I see its
> garbage is some radio station!!! 
> With the option "input=0,1,2" yo can select 2-video vhs input,
> 1-composite input and 0-???? it can be radio or tv how to select this
> 0.5, -2, --0  I do not know.... for that I try to find a guy that has
> made it working!
> As it is expected : no problem I have with MS Windows!!! (if not
> Pinnacle should sold 0 cards up to now!)

Just like I said. The TUNER or MUXER (input selection) may not be
supported by linux (yet).

Check the website (bytesex.org).



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