[mythtv-users] pvr-250MCE capture problems

[Lane Schwartz]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:35:22 -0500, David <mythtv at dcolon.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>         I'm unable to properly capture video from my capture card.  The
> video that it produces looks like it has been twisted horizontally several
> times.  I'm following Jarod Wilson's guide on FC2.  I have tried tuner
> type=1 and 2 and neither work correctly.  I do ivctl -p [0-9], capture,
> check capture.  0 produces B&W twisted output.  I believe 5,6,8 produce
> the twisted output in color.  The others give either a black screen or
> snow.  Let me know if I should include anything else.  Thanks.

Try using the card in Myth anyway.

I had a similar problem, where the ivtvctl -p 4 gave me something, but
it was messed up, and the others gave me nothing. But, when I added
the card to Myth using mythtvsetup, it worked just fine in Myth.

HTH,
Lane