Carlos Betancourt wrote:
> Acording to http://europe.hercules.com/showpage.php?p=59&b=0&f=1 this
> card has a BT 878 chipset, however I've been unable to find a
> mention of that card in the bttv documentation
> (/usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/bttv)
>
We have tested it successfully, on a debian-3 (woody), with updated
drivers. Quoting a colleague of mine:
For BT878 : Hercules Smart TV (Stereo and No stereo)
Get latest bttv drivers at http://bytesex.org/bttv/ (bttv-0.7.106
is OK)
install driver :
cd /usr/src
tar -xzf bttv-0.7.106.tar.gz
cd bttv-0.7.106
make
make install
Add following in /etc/modules :
bttv card=100
!!! : card number could depend on the driver release
get card number with card numer list : make -s -C driver
list
And finally (debian only ?) : /etc/init.d/modutils to start the
driver, or reboot..
See if OK with :
xawtv -hwscan
> Lately I've found lots of surprises with TV Tuner cards. For
> instance, I bought a WinTV GO thinking it had a BT878 chip, however
> they now have a CX21881 chip which is not supported by the bttv
> driver (there is a cx88 driver in progress, but it's very alpha).
We had the same unpleasant surprise. It is particularly risky to buy
now, because the boxes are *exactly* identical, including a URL for
drivers - for the BT878 of course. And Hauppauge customer support has
been rather uncooperative.
> Another example is the Pinnacle PCTV Rave, which used to work with
> the bttv driver, but new models have a new tuner so sound doesn't
> work
> (http://lists.snowman.net/pipermail/mythtv-users/2003-April/002869.html)
>
This frightens me. We have a number of PCTV-Rave, to go in production
systems soon. We will have to test them *all* ASAP! But *one* at least
is already working, including sound. What is the precise model number
that gives you trouble? Not on the box (see WinTV above!) but the model
numbers on the major circuits on the board, esp. the tuner?
>
> Has anyone experience with the Hercules card lately? I would like to
> buy it, but want to be sure it will work.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Carlos
>
It seems purchasing a TV card is the coming casino game. You can *never*
be sure a model will work, even supposedly identical to a card you
yourself already have working!
Have a nice day,
--
Michel Bardiaux
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Tel : +32 2 790.29.41
