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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:34:37 +0000 Julian Hall wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a Winfast VC100 capture card and Xandros 3.02. The card > doesn't have to actually 'capture' as the video source is my external > DVR. It just needs to display the input coming from the DVR so I can > *watch* TV on the PC. > > The card has a BT878 chipset, and the card number (for the bttv > module) is 114[1]. From what I have read, 'the kernel either needs > |videodev.o|, |bttv.o|, and |tuner.o| under > |/lib/modules/2.x.x/misc|, or [I] need to recompile the kernel with > |CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV |and |CONFIG_VIDEO_BT848 |enabled, preferably as > loadable modules'.[2] > > I don't seem to have the videodev.o, bttv.o or tuner.o, ||||and > |tuner.o| files where they are required so it looks like the kernel > doesn't have the relevant bits enabled., however running lsmod does > show bttv loaded with several other modules linked into it. > > First question. I'm not nailed to Xandros, so would it be > recommended to just change distro to a more recent one such as Ubuntu > that does have the kernel mods already enabled? > > Secondly, I have a TV app called tvtime which runs, but shows a blue > screen. When I click the option to change the video source nothing > happens, so I'm inclined to think that the source isn't coming from > the card due to the kernel issues and/or bttv not configured. The > default source is apparently /dev/video0, but a quick look in /dev > shows that device doesn't exist. Another clue to something having > gone pear-shaped. > > Any advice on where to proceed to get the card working would be > appreciated :) > > Kind regards, > > Julian > > [1] http://www.linux.com/base/ldp/howto/BTTV/cards.html > [2] http://www.linuxdig.com/howto/ldp/BTTV.php#ss4.2 It would be quite surprising if your distro didn't support this card as the BTTV cards are very well supported (IIRC). The reason you can't find any .o files is because the Kernel changed to using .ko for v.2.6.x. I would agree that something's gone amiss if you're not getting any devices listed in /dev, so I would look around to see if there is any mention of "adding card=xxxx to your modules.conf" file... if there is, then this will need translating to the new modprobe.d structure. A good place to look would be to download the kernel *sources* (not headers) for your kernel (or a stock kernel) and have a look through the documentation directory to see what BTTV stuff says there. Good luck. TV cards can *still* be a PITA. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html