You did switch to root for "make install" ? On Sunday 06 May 2001 06:47 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, 6 May 2001, Raymond Rooks wrote: > > Yes, I saw the readme, which gave the instruction that I should "make" > > and the "make install". I did that, but I still got the same error. I > > did as you suggested, and tried the XUSERFILSEARCHPATH stuff, and that > > worked (after I also switched to a Hauppage card). At least, I was able > > to get a picture. Unfortunatly, I still have the execute xawtv from the > > source directory, where it is stored. It also means that it is not > > looking at my .xawtv configuration file. > > It sounds like you may not have /usr/local/bin in your path (that's where > the xawtv binary is installed to by default). Running it from the source > directory should still cause it to read the config file. Are you sure it's > ignoring it? > > > In addition, I have another problem. Unless I select for capture, if I > > use the overlay option, I get a dismembered picture, strewn horizontally > > across the screen. I have to use the grab (something) option instead. > > That option is also not present in kwintv. > > Might be something to do with your X server depth/resolution. Try running > at 16bpp if you're not already. > > Hope this helps! > > jp > > > I have xawtv 3.43, redhat linux 7.1 (kernel 2.4.2), a wintv card, ntsc, > > and cable tv. > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > Ray > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jonathan Paisley" <paisleyj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: <rrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 7:19 PM > > Subject: Re: xawtv problems > > > > > On Sat, 5 May 2001 linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > After trying for about two weeks, I have not had any success getting > > > > my > > > > ADS > > > > > > TV card to work. I have compiled the kernel (2.4.2-2, redhat 7.1) > > > > with video4linux and I put the bt878 in a module. when I try to run > > > > xawtv, I get the error "The app-defaults file is not correctly > > > > installed. > > > > > > Have you looked in the README file? Make sure you've actually installed > > > the package. :) > > > > > > It contains the following, which might be of interest: > > > > > > =snip= > > > xawtv > > > ----- > > > > > > There is a man page now, read it. Don't expect you can use xawtv > > > without reading the documentation at least once. You are lost if you > > > don't know the keyboard shortcuts, xawtv is'nt a mouse-only program. > > > > > > xawtv will not work without the app-defaults. If you want to try > > > xawtv without installing it, use this... > > > > > > $ XUSERFILESEARCHPATH=./%N.ad > > > $ export XUSERFILESEARCHPATH > > > $ ./xawtv > > > > > > ...to make sure xawtv finds the application defaults (the Xawtv.ad > > > file). If v4l-conf is'nt installed too, you have to run it once > > > (as root) before starting xawtv. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jonathan Paisley > > > paisleyj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- -jm _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
