[mythtv-users] Re: Simple video tests are failing -- what other tests are helpful?

[Joseph Caputo]

Justin Gombos wrote:
> * Joseph Caputo <jcaputo1 at comcast.net> [2005-03-17 17:41]:
> 
>>When you configure your card, what are you setting up as your video
>>source, and are you binding it to the Composite1 input?  
> 
> 
> For the 'Capture Card Setup', I have the following attributes set for
> exactly one capture card:
> 
>   Card Type: Standard V4L capture card
> 
>   Video Device: /dev/video0
> 
>   VBI device: /dev/vbi
> 
>   Audio device: /dev/dsp
> 
>   Audio sampling rate limit: (none) [unchecked box] Do not adjust vol
> 
>   Default input: Composite1
> 
> I haven't even begun to work on the audio.  I'm pretty certain the
> onboard sound card was not detected, but I'm not concerned with it
> right now.  Live tv gives a no audio error, but lets me continue with
> video, at which point it displays a blank screen.
> 
> 
>>How many inputs show up in Myth & what are they named?  
> 
> 
>   [Video Sources]
> 
>     Video source name: myVideoSource
>     XMLTV listings grabber: North America (DataDirect)
>     User ID: <blank> Password: <blank>
>     Data Direct Lineup: <blank>
>     Channel frequency table: us-cable
>     
>     Video source name: blah
>     (same settings as myVideoSource)
> 
>   [Input connections]
> 
>     Capture device:   [V4L: /dev/video0]
>     Input:            Composite1
>     Video source:     myVideoSource
>     Input preference: 0
> 
>     (all other fields are blank)
> 
>   [Channels]
> 
>     I've got a couple channels set up, one for channel 3, and one
>     without a channel.  I wasn't sure if those were relevent or if you
>     wanted to see all the fields for those.
> 

If you've got more than one channel configured, have you specified an 
external channel-changing script?  Otherwise maybe Myth is trying to 
change channels via v4l on a card that doesn't have a tuner.

-JAC