Hi, Thanks for the tips. My distribution doesn't seem to include scantv, but I used motv's scanning facility, with all of the settings I could think of. Still no luck. I've also checked that the input is from the 'television', not composite. The ouput of xawtv -hwscan looks fine as far as I can tell. As I see it, there are two problems that I don't know how to resolve: 1. How do I tell the card/software to use the PAL-I standard for the UK? I read in other places on this list that I need to give tda9887 the pal=i option (which I've done), but none of the software TV viewers (xawtv, motv, kwintv) give me the option of setting the standard to PAL-I. Does anyone know what the correct settings are for the UK? Are there other options that I need to set in /etc/modules.conf? 2. It looks like I'm using the wrong tuner type, and maybe also the wrong card type. For the card, is a 'PCTV Studio Pro' different from a 'PCTV pro', and should I stick with type 39 (PCTV) as autodetected or type 52 (PCTV Studio Pro)? For the tuner, MT2032 is autodetected, but it looks like that might be the wrong type (in dmesg: not a MT2032). How do I find out what tuner to use? Also, it looks like I need to choose the standard as well as the tuner for a number of them. Is this what I need to do to get the card to work with PAL-I? Thanks for the help, Donald. suriya mohan said: > Hi, > I think u would have not scanned for channels which is very > important. Execute "scantv -o .xawtv". U'r arguments to "bttv" > and > "tuner" driver modules is not correct.Follow the steps in the > attachment. Confirm the hardware by executing "xawtv -hwscan". > > With Regards, > S.Suriya Mohan. > India. > > On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 Donald Tournier wrote : >>Hi, >> >>I'm trying to get my newly purchased Pinnacle PCTV pro card >>working > under >>Linux. It works fine under windows, although it took me a while >>to > work >>out that I was supposed to use the PAL-I standard since I live in >>the > UK. >>Under Linux, it looks like the modules work fine, but xawtv >>displays a >>blue screen. I read somewhere that this means that the card >>works > fine but >>needs further configuration. I'm no expert with TV cards - this >>is the >>first time I try one. Maybe someone can help me to find the > appropriate >>settings? >> >>I've attached all the information about the system that I >>thought > could >>possibly be useful at the bottom of this email. >>Thanks for your help, >> >>Donald. >> >>====================================================== >>uname -a >>====================================================== >>Linux linux 2.4.20-4GB-athlon #1 Mon Mar 17 17:56:47 UTC 2003 >>i686 > unknown >>unknown GNU/Linux >> >>====================================================== >>lspci -v >>====================================================== >>00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400 AGP] >>Host > Bridge >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0000 >> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 8 >> Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] >> Capabilities: [80] AGP version 3.5 >> Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge >>(prog-if > 00 >>[Normal decode]) >> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0 >> Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, >>sec-latency=0 >>Memory behind bridge: dde00000-dfefffff >> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: cdd00000-ddcfffff >> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:07.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 >>Video >>Capture (rev 11) >> Subsystem: Pinnacle Systems Inc. PCTV pro (TV + FM >>stereo >>receiver) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 >> Memory at dddfe000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] >> Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data >> Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:07.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 >>Audio > Capture >>(rev 11) >> Subsystem: Pinnacle Systems Inc. PCTV pro (TV + FM >>stereo >>receiver, audio section) >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 >> Memory at dddff000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] >> Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data >> Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc >>CM8738 > (rev 10) >> Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown > device 5900 >>Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11 >> I/O ports at e000 [size=256] >> Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:0d.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20376 >>(rev > 02) >> Subsystem: Promise Technology, Inc.: Unknown device >>6620 >> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 96, IRQ >>10 > I/O >>ports at ec00 [size=64] >> I/O ports at e800 [size=16] >> I/O ports at e400 [size=128] >> Memory at dffff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) >>[size=4K] >> Memory at dffc0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) >>[size=128K] >> Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 >>Host >>Controller (rev 46) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host >>Controller > Flags: >>bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5 >> Memory at dfffe800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) >>[size=2K] >> I/O ports at dc00 [size=128] >> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme >>BCM5702 >>Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02) >> Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown > device 585b >>Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 >>Memory >>at dffe0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] >> Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device. >> Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 >> Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data >> Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: >>64bit+ > Queue=0/3 >>Enable- >> >>00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) >>(prog-if > 00 >>[UHCI]) >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11 >> I/O ports at d000 [size=32] >> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) >>(prog-if > 00 >>[UHCI]) >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5 >> I/O ports at d400 [size=32] >> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) >>(prog-if > 00 >>[UHCI]) >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 >> I/O ports at d800 [size=32] >> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) > (prog-if >>20 [EHCI]) >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 >> Memory at dfffe700 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) >>[size=256] >> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0000 >> Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0 >> Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 >> >>00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B >>PIPC > Bus >>Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) >> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 Bus Master >>ATA133/100/66/33 IDE >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 255 >> I/O ports at fc00 [size=16] >> Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 >> >>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown >>device > 0322 >>(rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) >> Subsystem: Unknown device 1682:1280 >> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 248, >>IRQ 11 >>Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] >> Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] >> Expansion ROM at dfee0000 [disabled] [size=128K] >> Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 >> Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0 >> >>====================================================== >>/etc/modules.conf (relevant section) >>====================================================== >>alias char-major-81-0 bttv >>alias char-major-81-1 off >>alias char-major-81-2 off >>alias char-major-81-3 off >>options bttv card=52 >>options tuner pal=i >>options tda9887 pal=i >> >>====================================================== >>dmesg (relevant sections) >>====================================================== >>Linux video capture interface: v1.00 >>i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module version 2.7.0 >>(20021208) >>bttv: driver version 0.7.105 loaded >>bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k (8320k total) for capture >>bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400 AGP] >>Host > Bridge >>bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). >>bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:07.0, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: > 0xdddfe000 >>bttv0: detected: Pinnacle PCTV [card=39], PCI subsystem ID is > 11bd:0012 >>bttv0: using: BT878(Pinnacle PCTV Studio Pr) [card=52,insmod >>option] >>i2c-algo-bit.o: Adapter: bt848 #0 scl: 1 sda: 1 -- testing... >>i2c-algo-bit.o:1 scl: 1 sda: 0 >>i2c-algo-bit.o:2 scl: 1 sda: 1 >>i2c-algo-bit.o:3 scl: 0 sda: 1 >>i2c-algo-bit.o:4 scl: 1 sda: 1 >>i2c-algo-bit.o: bt848 #0 passed test. >>msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3410G-B11 +nicam +simple +radio >>msp3410: daemon started >>tvaudio: found pic16c54 (PV951) >>tda9887: probing bt848 #0 i2c adapter [id=0x10005] >>tuner: probing bt848 #0 i2c adapter [id=0x10005] >>tuner: chip found @ 0xc0 >>bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... found >>bttv0: pinnacle/mt: id=2 info="PAL+SECAM / stereo" radio=yes >>bttv0: using tuner=33 >>tuner: type set to 33 (MT2032 universal) >>MT2032: Companycode=3cbf Part=42 Revision=46 >>not a MT2032. >>bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... found >>bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found >>bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found >>bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok >>bttv0: registered device video0 >>bttv0: registered device vbi0 >>bttv0: registered device radio0 >> >> >>====================================================== >>dmesg after running xawtv (once for each attempt to view a >>channel) >>====================================================== >>mt2032: re-init PLLs by LINT >>mt2032: re-init PLLs by LINT >>MT2032 Fatal Error: PLLs didn't lock. >> >> >> >>-- >>video4linux-list mailing list >>Unsubscribe > mailto:video4linux-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > ___________________________________________________ > Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering > 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek > & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com >
