Re: FAQ on how to setup?

[Chris Rouch <crouch@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:45:26 -0800 (PST)
Mike Peck <allnight4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've been banging my head on a wall trying to get a
> capture card to work on RH8.0.
> 
> Can someone please point me to some sort of
> "step-by-step" guide?
> 
> The card is a GrandTec X-Guard (16-port) that the bttv
> driver (supposedly) supports.  I am running the latest
> kernel that RH's up2date gives me, 2.4.20-24.8smp.
> 
> xawtv gives me blue-screens, gspy won't run, qcam
> doesn't run...I'm gettin' tired of just downloading
> and trying any random app hoping it'll work.  I would
> really appreciate some help!
> 
> I've tried to build the 2.6.0 kernel, but the modules
> have serious problems, TONS of unresolved symbols, so
> I think I'm going to give up on that and v4l2.

You could always try the kernel + xawtv from atrpms
(http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/dist/rh80/).

The ones for redhat 9 "just worked" for me. 

Regards,

Chris