[mythtv-users] Some Info on the Video Without Boundaries Boxes

[Jesse Guardiani]

Warren wrote:
> Jesse Guardiani wrote:
>> Let us know what result you get. BTW, how are you "hard wiring" it to 
>> the network if not via the PCMCIA?
>> Does it have an ethernet port?
>>
>> Also, you mentioned before that the RCA video input on the back isn't 
>> connected to the hardware encoder.
>> What's it connected to then?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>   
> You answered the ethernet port question (Realtek 8139 series to be 
> more specific).  The video input IIRC is on the I2C bus and is 
> available as /dev/video1 (or one of those 0-2) through V4L.  The ivtv 
> cards generally showed up as video3.  Depending on the driver set 
> used, the Sigma chip was video1 and the direct input video0 or 
> sometimes visa-versa. I used to use softlinks so I could change them 
> easily when newer drivers were introduced.

So are you saying there is one frame grabber and one hardware encoder?

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Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at wingnet.net