[mythtv-users] Myth w/ PVR-250, EPIA M-10000 on gentoo; so close yet so far!

[jose rubio]

On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 10:49, Patrick M. Gray wrote:
> After about a month, I finally have my EPIA M-10000 nearly up to snuff, with X 
> and everything else working.  After a lot of mucking around, I compiled ivtv 
> and am able to capture good quality video with sound using cat /dev/video0 > 
> foo.mpg.  ( I don't have a player on my linux box, but the video works fine 
> with Windows Media player).
> 
> I've obtained and compiled Myth 0.12 under kernel 2.4.23-pre7-epia1 and 
> successfully installed and everything, however, when I try to view live TV 
> abour 95% of the screen is pink "fuzz," while the bottom inch or so of the 
> television has a strip of "visible" TV.  Channel change also appears to work 
> fine, although every channel has the pink fuzz.
> 
> I've checked all the cables and connections, and all are fine.  I'm also 
> suspicious that its something in myth since the ivtv capture is perfect.
> 
> I'd appreciate any and all advice!  I've searched the forums to the extent 
> possible and didn't see anything that looked like a solid lead.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Pat
> _______________________________________________
Well, it sounds like it's a tv-out problem.  But you are not giving us
much to go on.  I've never heard of the pink fuzz.  Are you viewing this
on a monitor or a tv. if on a tv, try out viewing in a monitor first.  I
would get myself a "player" and see if the picture displays properly.


-jose-