[mythtv-users] Problems setting up input connections on Hauppauge PVR-150

[Kichigai Mentat]

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On Mar 25, 2006, at 19.50, Craig Hagerman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a hauppauge PVR-150 card that is working correctly at /dev/ 
> video0
>
> cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg shows that the card is working and I can
> view TV that way, but so far I haven't managed to get mythtv set up
> correctly.
>
> In mythtv-setup I am sure that the 1. General and 2. Capture Card
> sections are set up correctly. I am pretty sure that 3. Video Sources
> is OK as well.
>
> What I am really unsure about is section 4. Input Connections
>
> I that section there are 5 listins:
>
> [MPEG: /dev/video0 ] (Tuner) -> (None)
> [MPEG: /dev/video0 ] (Composite 0) -> (None)
> [MPEG: /dev/video0 ] (Composite 1) -> (None)
> [MPEG: /dev/video0 ] (S-Video 0) -> (None)
> [MPEG: /dev/video0 ] (S-Video 1) -> (None)
>
> I don't understand which one I am supposed to use. The TV is connected
> by a normal coaxial cable, not an antenna or S-Video. I thought that
> composite was those 3 red-yellow-white plugs you put between a TV and
> VCR. A normal cable input isn't any of those. Which one am I supposed
> to be using. I tried TUNER first and had an error message (below).
> Then I tried COMPOSITE 0 and had the same error.
>
> The error said:
>
> Card 0 (type ) is set to start on channel 2, which does not exist.
> (repeated 5 times)
>
> BUT, I have it set with "Starting Channel: 3". moreover channel 2  
> DOES exist.

Did you download your channel lineup first? That might be causing  
some confusion with the back-end.

>
> After the error it asks "do you want to fix these problems" ... YEAH,
> i certainly do, but the set up isn't giving me any clues as to what is
> wrong, how to diagnose or what to change. Can anyone tell me what this
> means and how to fix it?
>
> In the mythtv.org docs it says "you will associate the various video
> sources you defined earlier with a physical input to a encoder card. "
> ... BUT it doesn't go into explicit detail about how to know which one
> to choose etc.

Yeah, I've noticed that Myth tends to spit out either overly cryptic  
answers, or overly informative answers.

> (I guess because every card is different, right?) I
> think that the Hauppauge PVR-150 is pretty popular on this list. Can
> one of you other users help me out and tell me how to correctly set up
> the input connections
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Craig
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