[mythtv-users] G200 TV Capture HowTo Request

[Brad Corrion]

I learned a tip recently to try:

xawtv -hwscan

It provides a list of scanned devices and port numbers available.

Brad

> How did you pass the xvport setting to mythtv then?
>
> -APF
>
> On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, JC wrote:
>
>> Yes it does,
>>
>> I had to start it like this:
>>
>>    xawtv -xvport 68
>>
>> for it to work.  Then, things were fine.
>>
>> JC
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ben Brown" <ben at handcoder.com>
>> To: "'Discussion about mythtv'" <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:11 PM
>> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] G200 TV Capture HowTo Request
>>
>>
>> > Hye JC, does your card work with xawtv?  Mine shows up, but the
>> picture has vertical lines along the right side.  I haven't gotten
>> to installing and running myth yet, I'm just trying to prep the
>> system.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Ben
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
>> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of JC
>> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:34 PM
>> > To: Discussion about mythtv
>> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] G200 TV Capture HowTo Request
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi Ben,
>> >
>> > I've got a G200 with Mandrake 9 also.  After many trials and
>> > tribulations, I got mine working great with MythTV, but it has never
>> shown up in the Mandrake control center under TV Cards.  So, you
>> don't need to have that show up to succeed.  Look in the forum
>> archives for threads with the title G200 in them and you'll find a
>> HOWTO and other useful instructions.
>> >
>> > If anyone did get the G200 to show up under the TV cards section,
>> I'd be interested in knowing how, and what if any advantages that
>> brought?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > JC
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Ben Brown" <ben at handcoder.com>
>> > To: "'Discussion about mythtv'" <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:07 AM
>> > Subject: [mythtv-users] G200 TV Capture HowTo Request
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > I've got a g200,  but mandrake doesn't recognize it as a tv
>> capture device.  I was wondering if someone might point me to some
>> > > instructions for setting up the tv capture.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > > Ben
>> > >
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