[mythtv-users] Red bt8x8 capture?

Jonathan Markevich mythtv at jonandtina.net
Thu Nov 11 18:06:02 UTC 2004


Lachlan McIntosh wrote:

>I had this problem with my Leadtek card.
>
>Solution was to:
>
>cd /usr/src
>tar zfxv bttv-0.9.15.tar.gz  (or whatever version you have)
>cd bttv-0.9.15 
>vi bttv-driver.c 
>--Skip down to line 1056, where the brightness is set. Hit "dd" to
>delete the line. 
>--Skip down to 1068. (Past another bit of code that set something that
>nuked the setting) Hit "p" to paste the previously deleted line. 
>--Skip back up to line 1056 and do the same again for hue, then contrast
>and finally saturation.
>
>Make
>Make install
>Reboot
>
>Problem goes away.
>
>There are several forum articles on this if you have a look at
>http://www.mysettopbox.tv/  Thanks goes to 
>The guys there and at V4L who worked this one out.
> 
>  
>
I had to reply, both to thank you and for the sake of future 
list-searchers - this worked very well!  I appreciated your very 
specific and detailed instructions, too.

P.S. I used joe instead of vi, hope that didn't spoil anything ;)



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