[mythtv-users] Automatic channel scanning

[madera at insignesoftware.com]

So are you saying there is *NO* way of auto-scanning for open air
channels with PVR350??

Isn't there any external program for it that would work with the PVRx50?

Thanks for your input!


On 6/8/2004, "Jarod Wilson" <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:

>On Jun 7, 2004, at 22:29, <madera at insignesoftware.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm using a PVR350
>
>Same difference. The relevant tuner and encoder parts are more or less
>identical to the 250.
>
>
>> On 6/8/2004, "Jarod Wilson" <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Jun 7, 2004, at 20:01, <madera at insignesoftware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I downloaded the Zappin program RPM.
>>>>
>>>> It says that:
>>>>
>>>> Using video device '/dev/video0', display ':0.0'.
>>>> Querying frame buffer parameters from DGA.
>>>> Using V4L2 2.5 interface.
>>>> Device '/dev/video0' does not support video overlay.
>>>> Setup failed.
>>>>
>>>> Why could that be??
>>>
>>> Um, because the device /dev/video0 doesn't support video overlay, just
>>> like the error message says... =)
>>>
>>> The PVR-x50 series cards don't do video overlay (at least not with the
>>> current driver implementation, not sure if it is technically
>>> possible).
>>> They take the incoming video stream and encode it to an mpeg2 file.
>>> Same reason xawtv doesn't work with that card. In asking your original
>>> question, you neglected to mention that you were using a PVR-250,
>>> otherwise, you probably (hopefully) wouldn't have been pointed to
>>> zapping and xawtv.
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