20th November 2006
Card: Pinnacle Systems miro video PCTV
Country: Australia
Distro: Red Hat Linux 9
Solution:
#Step 1 : Examine your PCTV card.
#Identify the card manufactuer/type/model
(eg. Pinnacle systems miro video PCTV)
That will allow you to establish the card number
for bttv.
#Identify the tuner type.
(eg. Temic PAL (4002 FH5))
The tuner module is the large metal can on the card.
Usually there is a sticker on the top of the tuner
identifying the type/manufacturer and part/model number.
This will allow you to establish the tuner number
for bttv.
#Lookup the card and tuner details in the Linux bttv
Howto document. (There is a copy of the document at
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/BTTV/index.html)
eg. card = 1 (miro pctv)
tuner = 0 (Temic PAL (4002 FH5))
#Step 2 : Edit /etc/modules.conf and save the file !
....
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 bttv
options tuner type=0
options bttv pll=1 radio=0 card=1
....
#Step 3 : Test with xawtv
(eg. Select <your country>, <eg. PAL>, Television)
$ xawtv
#Step 4 : Enjoy the results
Notes:
*If at first you don't succeed then try try again.
select the next most resonable settings for card
and tuner. Remember to save the file modules.conf.
Stop and start XAWTV.
*Check the pll (phase lock loop) setting value
*To check if your card is recognised by xawtv
try issuing the command xawtv - hwscan
*To save on messy cabling try looping the audio out
from the PCTV card (4pin flat connector) to the
aux in (4pin flat connector) on your systems sound
card using a standard CDROM audio flylead.
Hope that helps someone.
Best regards
Chris
