On Monday 21 July 2003 13:06, Trey Waters wrote: > I've found a few cards based off the BT878A chipset, and it looks like > they should be supported ok as far as the driver goes, but I'm skeptical > on whether or not each port will have its own /dev/videoN interface. I've > tried searching for more info, but can't find any. On my Linux Media Labs LMLBTM44's all four 878's show up as a separate /dev/videoN. So you get (with no other video devices) /dev/video0 through video3. > If anyone has a setup working, please share what card/chipset you are > using, and any tricks you used to get it running. If you know of any > howto's, please send me a link. I'm not looking for > anything high quality, as I'm just playing around with it. Linux Media Labs has their LMLBTM44. It's $400, and has BNC inputs. It comes with an expander connection that allows eight total inputs; two per 878. It also has an integrated PCI bridge chip, which is how they get four 878's on one card. The driver support is interesting. I have not gotten a good full motion four-way capture yet; but I'm still tinkering with the compile, configuration, and settings. I will report back to the list. Linux Media Labs provides patches for 2.4.20 for this card, and a patched version of motion. You can look at the manual and software online at linuxmedialabs.com -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
