I purchased the Hauppauge WinTV USB (USA) tv tuner, however, I am unable to get it to work with Linux. (It works fine on a Windows system, so I know the WinTV box is good). I am using SuSE 7.2 with the 2.4.20 kernel on a Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop. I successfully installed the usbvision 0.3.3-test4 (from http://www.emuit.com/webcam.html), xawtv 3.82, and tv-fonts 1.0 code. Prior to installing usbvision, I had to configure my kernel to include I2C support, I2C bit-banging interfaces, Video for Liunux, BT848 Video For Linux, and USB Zoran/Nogatech USBVision video support, as described in the usbvision readme file. When I installed usbvision, I had to duplicate the device_data line for 4D00 into 4D20, as the WinTV USB (USA) tuner identifies itself with 4D20, and not the 4D00 as indicated in the usbvision.h file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following text is from /var/log/messages when I plug in the WinTV USB box: Jan 2 18:12:34 puny kernel: usbvision_power_on Jan 2 18:12:34 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: hw routines for usbvision #0 registered. Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 72 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x24 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: saa7111_read 0x11 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: saa7111_attach: chip version 11 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: saa7111: init Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: usbvision: device 0: i2c attach [saa7111] Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-core.o: client [saa7111] registered to adapter [usbvision #0](pos. 0). Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: tuner: probing usbvision #0 i2c adapter [id=0x10005] Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 192 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x60 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0xc2 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: usbvision: device 0: i2c attach [Temic PAL (4002 FH5)] Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-core.o: client [Temic PAL (4002 FH5)] registered to adapter [usbvision #0](pos. 1). Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 196 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x62 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 198 Jan 2 18:12:35 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x63 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 200 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x64 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 202 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x65 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 204 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x66 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 206 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x67 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 208 Jan 2 18:12:36 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x68 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 210 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x69 msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 212 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x6a msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 214 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x6b msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 216 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x6c msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 218 Jan 2 18:12:37 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x6d msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 220 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x6e msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: needed 3 retries for 222 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb: NAK from device adr 0x6f msg #0 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter usbvision #0 registered as adapter 0. Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: usbvision: device 0: i2c detach [saa7111] Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-core.o: client [saa7111] unregistered. Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: usbvision: device 0: i2c detach [Temic PAL (4002 FH5)] Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-core.o: client [Temic PAL (4002 FH5)] unregistered. Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter unregistered: usbvision #0 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: i2c-algo-usb.o: adapter unregistered: usbvision #0 Jan 2 18:12:38 puny kernel: usbvision_power_off ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a log when I run the "xawtv -debug 1 -noxv" command: This is xawtv-3.82, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.20-1) visual: id=0x21 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=16 visual: id=0x22 class=5 (DirectColor), depth=16 visual: id=0x23 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=16 visual: id=0x24 class=5 (DirectColor), depth=16 x11: color depth: 16 bits, 2 bytes - pixmap: 2 bytes x11: color masks: red=0x0000f800 green=0x000007e0 blue=0x0000001f x11: server byte order: little endian x11: client byte order: little endian check if the X-Server is local ... **** ok x11 socket: me=localhost, server=localhost main: dga extention... DGA version 2.0 main: xinerama extention... main: xvideo extention [video]... main: xvideo extention [image]... main: init main window... main: install signal handlers... main thread [pid=25513] main: open grabber device... x11: 1600x1200, 16 bit/pixel, 3584 byte/scanline, DGA v4l-conf: using X11 display :0.0 dga: version 2.0 mode: 1600x1200, depth=16, bpp=16, bpl=3584, base=0xe0000000 /dev/video0 [v4l2]: ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: Invalid argument /dev/video0 [v4l]: configuration done got sigchild waitpid: No child processes vid-open: trying: v4l2-old... vid-open: failed: v4l2-old vid-open: trying: v4l2... vid-open: failed: v4l2 vid-open: trying: v4l... v4l: open: /dev/video0 (USBVision USB Video) capabilities: capture tuner overlay clipping size : 64x48 => 384x288 channels: 3 Television: 1 tuner audio tv Composite 1: 0 audio camera S-Video: 0 audio camera audios : 1 3 (TV): muted=no tuner : Television 0-4294967295 PAL NTSC SECAM fbuffer : base=0x0xe0000000 size=1600x1200 depth=16 bpl=3584 picture : brightness=32768 hue=32768 colour=32768 contrast=49152 picture : whiteness=26880 depth=24 palette=rgb24 mbuf: size=884736 frames=2 v4l: using mapped buffers for capture vid-open: ok: v4l v4l: 1600x1200, 16 bit/pixel, 3584 byte/scanline main: checking wm... wmhooks: gnome layer main: creating windows ... main: init frequency tables ... freq: reading /usr/local/share/xawtv/Index.map main: read config file ... freq: newtab 0 freq: reading /usr/local/share/xawtv/ntsc-bcast.list fullscreen mode configured (1024x768), VidMode extention enabled main: checking for vidmode extention ... VidMode version 2.1 available video mode(s): 1600x1200 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 main: checking for lirc ... xawtv: could not connect to socket xawtv: Permission denied lirc: no infrared remote support available main: checking for joystick ... main: checking for midi ... main: adding kbd hooks ... main: mapping main window ... main: initialize hardware ... main: parse channels from config file ... xt: handle_pending: start ... gd: init blit: init blit: gl: DRI=Yes blit: gl: texture max size: 2048 blit: resize 384x288 gd: config 384x288 win=160004d v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 24 bit TrueColor (BE: rgb)... failed setformat: 24 bit TrueColor (BE: rgb) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 16 bit TrueColor (LE)... v4l: timeout (got SIGALRM), hardware/driver problems? ioctl: VIDIOCSYNC(int=0): Interrupted system call failed setformat: 16 bit TrueColor (LE) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 16 bit TrueColor (BE)... failed setformat: 16 bit TrueColor (BE) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: 24 bit TrueColor (BE: rgb) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 24 bit TrueColor (LE: bgr)... ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=48;width=64;format=4): Device or resource busy failed setformat: 24 bit TrueColor (LE: bgr) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 32 bit TrueColor (BE: -rgb)... failed setformat: 32 bit TrueColor (BE: -rgb) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 32 bit TrueColor (LE: bgr-)... ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=48;width=64;format=5): Device or resource busy failed setformat: 32 bit TrueColor (LE: bgr-) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 8 bit StaticGray... ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=48; width=64;format=1): Invalid argument failed setformat: 8 bit StaticGray (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 16 bit YUV 4:2:2 (packed)... ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=48;width=64;format=7): Invalid argument failed setformat: 16 bit YUV 4:2:2 (packed) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 16 bit YUV 4:2:2 (planar)... ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=48;width=64;format=13): Invalid argument failed setformat: 16 bit YUV 4:2:2 (planar) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe 12 bit YUV 4:2:0 (planar)... ioctl: VIDIOCMCAPTURE(frame=0;height=48;width=64;format=15): Invalid argument failed setformat: 12 bit YUV 4:2:0 (planar) (384x288): failed v4l: setformat v4l: capture probe none... failed setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed v4l: setformat setformat: none (384x288): failed grabdisplay: using "none" xt: handle_pending: ... done cmd: "setfreqtab" "us-bcast" freq: newtab 0 cmd: "capture" "overlay" cmd: "setchannel" "4" v4l: overlay off v4l: freq: 67.250 main: known station tuned, not changing main: enter main event loop... clip: final - 0 clips v4l: overlay win=384x288+6+878, 0 clips expose count=0 keypad: timeout ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also tried some other software. Here are the results: scantv: Displays the following errors: vbi: open failed [/dev/vbi] open /dev/vbi: No such device tvtime: Repeatedly displays the following errors: videoinput: Can't wait for frame 0: Invalid argument videoinput: Can't wait for frame 1: Invalid argument kwintv 0.8.9: When I run the ScanWizard, it finds no channels. kwintv 0.8.11: Crashes, as it says that it cannot find any fonts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Due to the above errors, I believe that the problem lies in the usbvision driver, but I have been unable to resolve this problem. I tried modprobing the usbvision driver with all of the different parameter values, but none of them made any difference in the results. I emailed the usbvision's authors (joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and dwainegarden@xxxxxxxxxx), but there has been no response. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Brian Lomasky Email: lomaskyNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Remove the NOSPAM from the email address)
