On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Peter A Kaczowka wrote: > I have noticed that, after rebooting, the first time I run a Video4Linux-based > app, the video is missing some scan lines in the middle of the picture, as if > the DMA engine is dropping some lines. This is using a WinTV card. Closing > /dev/video and restarting clears the problem. This seems to happen only after > rebooting, so it may not be what you are describing. I dont appear to be missing any scanlines, in fact I probably have too many as I can see the extra teletext info that is normally hidden in the top and bottom of the screen. The problem is similar to that you used to have with old TVs, very much like a very very slow roll, which you needed to twiddle the vertical hold to get the picture to 'lock' > > Peter K > > On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, Wayne Allen wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > anyone have problems with xawtv not being able to correctly vertically > > sync with a video signal? I get all the picture, just in two halves... any > > ideas??? > > > > WinTVGO suse 6.4 P166MMX > > > > Wayne
