[mythtv-users] DRAFT of proposed new FAQ (or HowTo section)
Ray Olszewski
ray at comarre.com
Tue Jun 24 16:05:06 EDT 2003
I though ti might be useful to gather in one convenient place the
information we have about what capture cards do and do not work with Myth.
What follows is most likely NOT ACCURATE; it represents my best guesses
based on searching through the myth-users list and sometimes trying to make
sense of ambiguous messages and to resolve disagreements. If people would
read it and post corrections, including information about cards not
mentioned, I will revise it, then send it to Robert for possible inclusion
in the HowTo. (I don't know how to submit proposed additions to the FAQ;
can someone tell me?)
You will note that for most cards, I found no information as to whether
they work with btaudio. If people could add thay information, it would be a
good part of a FAQ.
Once more: people should NOT RELY on the information below. It is a DRAFT,
posted here so people who use the various cards can correct errors.
Personally, the only 3 cards I've worked with are older WInTV Go cards
(successful), AverTV PVR cards (some successful, others not), and an ATI
AIW7500 (unsuccessful).
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Q. What video capture cards work with MythTV?
A. As a general matter, any capture card that works with the video4linux
(v4l) extensions to the Linux kernel will work with MythTV. Any video card
can provide audio through a patch cable to a sound card's Line-In jack;
some allow you to record sound directly, for example by use of the btaudio
driver.
No one individual can personally identify all the cards that do and do not
work with MythTV. The following card list is based on reports that appear
on the myth-users mailing list. It is current as of late June 2003. From
time to time, we will try to update the information here based on reports
to the list, but for the most current information, search the list's recent
archives.
The Linux kernel source includes, in
./Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDLIST, a list of the cards believed to
work with the bttv kernel driver. More information about bttv can be found
at http://bytesex.org/bttv/ .
Newer capture cards use the experimental IVTV driver, not included as part
of standard 2.4.x kernel sources. More information about IVTV can be found
at http://ivtv.sourceforge.net/ .
If a card is not mentioned below, then there are no recent reports about it
on the myth-users list.
ATI All-In-Wonder 7500. Video capture does NOT work under Linux (We know
there are reports around saying it does work; we have seen them too. We
cannot confirm any of these reports. Please send us a correction for this
entry ONLY if you personally have this card working and will take the time
to tell us how you did it.)
ATI All-In-Wonder 8500. Video capture does NOT work under Linux. (We know
there are reports around saying it does work; we have seen them too. We
cannot confirm any of these reports. Please send us a correction for this
entry ONLY if you personally have this card working and will take the time
to tell us how you did it.)
ATI Wonder VE. Video capture works using the bttv kernel driver.There are
some reports that bttv autodetects the wrong card type or tuner type, so
check the CARDLIST documentation if you have problems there. Audio ??
AverTV Desktop TV PVR. Video capture works using the bttv kernel driver,
though there are some reports of unreliability for an older version of this
card (the one with the Sony daughterboard). Audio requires using a jumper
to a sound card; btaudio does NOT work.
AverTV Studio. Video capture works using the bttv kernel driver. Audio ??
There are reports of problems getting audio to select the proper audio
source (main versus SAP).
Hauppauge WinTV Go. Video capture works with older versions of this card,
which uses a bt878-compatible chip; newer versions use a different chips
that si not yet supported by v4l. Audio requires using a jumper to a sound
card; btaudio does NOT work.
Hauppauge WinTV dbx TV/FM Radio. Video capture works using the bttv kernel
driver; we beliece this is the only Hauppauge card currently shipping that
works with bttv. Audio does work with btaudio.
Hauppauge WinTV HDTV. Video capture does NOT work under Linux.
Hauppauge Win PVR 250. Video capture works using the IVTV kernel driver.
Audio ??
Hauppauge WIn PVR 350. Video capture works using the IVTV kernel driver.
Audio ??
Matrox G200 TV. VIdeo capture probably works with this card, though reports
on the lista re not completely clear. Audio ??
Pinnacle PCTV. Video capture works with some versions of this card; there
are reports that newer versions have a tuner that is not supported by
v4l.Audio requires using a jumper to a sound card; btaudio does NOT work.
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