I had similar trouble until I loaded the correct my tuner module. I eventually used a little script on freshmeat.net to do it. It's called find_tvcardoptions.sh - do you want it to try? Cheers Dave montef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello all, > > A little help from the list for a bttv/WinTV/xawtv newbie please.. :) > > OS: Linux > Kernel: 2.4.2 > Hardware: Hauppauge WinTV Model 401 > Software: > bttv: bttv-0.7.59 > bttv: bttv-0.8.11 (I've tried them both) > xawtv: xawtv-3.40 > > I think that's all the important stuff... > > Problem: > > I can't get a clear picture or clear audio from xawtv.. If I tune the card to > US, NTSC, Cable ch. 3; I *almost* get a picture. I can tell that something is > there, and that it kinda sorta looks like the talking head on CNN-Headline > News (the channel that my DirecTV receiver is tuned to). I can hear the correct > audio for CNN-HN, mixed with a lot of static, but the audio is there. The video > is 90 - 95% noise. > > Any pointers on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated. > > What I've tried so far: > > Changing the coax feeding the WinTV card. > Multiple insmod options to the bttv drivers. > All of the NTSC frequency charts in the xawtv list. > Verify that my DirecTV receiver is using Ch. 3 as the output channel. > Both of the bttv driver versions listed above. > > /var/adm/messages: > > Mar 18 17:49:40 fizban kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module > Mar 18 17:49:40 fizban kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module > Mar 18 17:49:40 fizban kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv: driver version 0.7.59 loaded > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) fo > r capture > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:09.0 > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:09.1 > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 00:09.0, irq: 10, latency >: 32, memory: 0xec001000 > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: subsystem: 0070:13eb => Hauppauge WinTV > => card=10 > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: model: BT878(Hauppauge new (bt878)) [autod > etected] > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: Hauppauge msp34xx: reset line init > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 registered as adapte > r 0. > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: Hauppauge eeprom: model=62471, tuner=Phili > ps FM1236 (2), radio=yes > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not fo > und > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not fo > und > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not fo > und > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: tvaudio: TV audio decoder + audio/video mux drive > r > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: tvaudio: known chips: tda9840,tda9873h,tda9850,td > a9855,tea6300,tea6420,tda8425,pic16c54 (PV951) > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: i2c-core.o: driver generic i2c audio driver regis > tered. > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: i2c attach [tda9850] > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: i2c-core.o: client [tda9850] registered to adapte > r [bt848 #0](pos. 0). > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered > . > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0x61 > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: bttv0: i2c attach [Philips NTSC] > Mar 18 17:49:41 fizban kernel: i2c-core.o: client [Philips NTSC] registered to a > dapter [bt848 #0](pos. 1). > Mar 18 17:49:52 fizban kernel: bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 ... ok > Mar 18 17:49:52 fizban kernel: tuner: TV freq (0.-6) out of range (44-890) > Mar 18 18:00:56 fizban kernel: bttv0: PLL: switching off > Mar 18 18:03:45 fizban kernel: bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 ... ok > Mar 18 18:03:45 fizban kernel: tuner: TV freq (0.-6) out of range (44-890) > > lsmod: > > Module Size Used by > tuner 4256 1 (autoclean) > bttv 59760 0 > i2c-algo-bit 7264 1 [bttv] > i2c-core 12784 0 [tuner bttv i2c-algo-bit] > videodev 4832 3 [bttv] > parport_pc 10672 1 (autoclean) > lp 5136 1 (autoclean) > parport 15552 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] > sb 7504 0 > sb_lib 34784 0 [sb] > uart401 6544 0 [sb_lib] > sound 58768 0 [sb_lib uart401] > soundcore 3952 5 [sb_lib sound] > isa-pnp 28688 0 [sb] > st 27024 0 > nls_cp437 4352 3 (autoclean) > vfat 11728 3 (autoclean) > fat 32288 0 (autoclean) [vfat] > > That's all the information I can think of to include that sounds useful. Any > other that's needed, just ask. :) > > Any ideas anyone? > > Much Thanks, > > Monte Freeman > Atlanta, GA. > montef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list
