[mythtv-users] I'm getting real pissed off about IVTV

[Kevin Kuphal]

Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I don't own a windows box.  Is there a method of testing it in Linux 
> that I have not done?  (see my logs link in the "situation" page below.)
Not that I know of short of cat /dev/video1 > test.mpg to dump the 
output of the card to a file.  It is impossible to say without having 
other evidence of the card functioning in another system whether you are 
experiencing a hardware problem.  It is not uncommon from the messages 
I've read to have a PVR-500 with one tuner defective.  I've also seen 
reports where loading the Windows drivers/firmware on a Windows system 
resets the card to a working state.  I think this is usually indicative 
of a firmware issue but either way, testing in another OS should give 
you the confirmation of whether the card works at all.

Kevin