[mythtv-users] Yet Another PVR-350 tvout question :) (fixed yay!)

[John Kuhn]

well i fixed the problem.. i didnt didnt have proper permissions on my 
/dev/fb1

I dont truely understand why this was a problem.. since i could start X 
on the fb just fine..

but anyways all i needed was a chmod 666 /dev/fb1

thanks to all the guys trying to help out.. i appreciate it!

--John

John Kuhn wrote:

> ok, i'm almost there.. i hope someone that was in a similar spot can 
> help me..
>
> I followed this guide 
> http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=TvOutHowto
>
> (dd if=/dev/video of=/dev/video16 bs=64k) works great if i issue the 
> (ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -noglobalalpha -localalpha) command first.. tv 
> plays for hours like this.. looks and sounds wonderfull
>
> so i setup X on the frame buffer.. took a bit but i also got this 
> working as well.. so i make the big test and click watch live tv in 
> myth... i can hear it.. but the picture is now black..
>
> now here is where it gets weird... if i issue the (ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 
> -noglobalalpha -localalpha) command and go back into X.. its all 
> messed up.. meaning its a little scrambled and i can hardly read the 
> text.. but if i hit "enter enter" on my remote.. i can then view TV 
> properly
>
> i've tried diffrent FB drivers and diffrent IVTV drivers.. all seem to 
> do the same thing... am i missing something here.. my modules.conf 
> matchs the howto and everything loads properly.. i also have "use pvr 
> hardware" checked in myth.. it seems myth needs to issue the alpha 
> commands before watching tv and it isnt?
>
> someone please help i got a taste of the quality on the tvout and i 
> want it badly :)
>
> thx
> John Kuhn
>
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