[mythtv-users] bttv driver

Dirk Aust dirk_aust at gmx.de
Fri Aug 15 17:59:47 EDT 2003


I went through all the setups, but the frontend crashes when I start to watch 
TV, I guess thats the result of the missing "grabdisplay" mode.



Am Freitag, 15. August 2003 04:15 schrieb Reza Naima:
> What I have to do to get my bttv card working is to go though the
> various config screens, change nothing, and exit.  Somehow, this
> magically initializes something and it works.  You only need to do this
> once after install.
>
> -r
>
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 06:10:15PM +0200, Dirk Aust sent me this...
>
> >  have a question about the setup of the bttv driver. Some in the doc for
> > mythtv it is menstioned that I need an installation with xawtv up and
> > running in grabdisplay mode, I have it up and running in overlay mode
> > only, and the screen of the mythfrontend remains black.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me something about the difference of both modes?
> >
> >
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