[mythtv-users] Myth Installation Problems

Richard Whittaker rwhittak3 at adelphia.net
Tue Apr 27 22:00:20 EDT 2004


I have that same problem with my PVR-250 when I follow Jarod's guide 
verbatim. I've found that if I change the command line that sets the 
capture resolution to 480x480 (instead of 720x480 or whatever the guide 
shows) it works fine.

Richard Whittaker

Graham W. Mitchell wrote:

> A re-send, since it seemed to get lost in the PC/WAF thread…..
>
> Still working thru my latest install via Jarods guide, and somehow 
> seem to be running into a different set of problems from all the other 
> times….
>
> I’m at the stage where I’m doing the testing for the capture card 
> drivers. I have 2 PVR-250 cards and a single bttv card in this box. 
> The PVR-250s are /dev/video0 and video1. I’ve not tried setting up the 
> bttv card yet, as I want to get the PVR-250s working first.
>
> I have tried a capture from the video devices, as well as using 
> myplayer on them direct, and I get the same result… The sound sounds 
> fine, but the video picture looks like it’s not syncing or something.. 
> it’s showing in diagonal lines down the screen. There is a picture 
> there, because I can see the colours change etc when the TV picture 
> changes or goes to commercial, and as I said, the sound is fine from 
> both cards.
>
> ivtv-firmware-2.02.023-3.at
>
> perl-Video-ivtv-0.12-3
>
> ivtv-kmdl-2.4.22-1.2179.nptl_47.rhfc1.at-0.1.9-25.rhfc1.at
>
> ivtv-0.1.9-25.rhfc1.at
>
> Anyone have any ideas what it could be..? I know the cards are (or 
> were) working, as I’ve had this box working with myth before.
>
> Graham
>
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