TV card!
 

I have Mercury TV Tuner Card, i cannot find any drivers for SuSe 10.How do I configure my TV card in SuSe 10?

assuming it's based on the brooktree 878 just run "modprobe bttv" and it should bve ready to use. there will be no specific driver, becuase it's supported at chipset level, not manufacturer level.

Re: � TV card!
 

Can you check the chipset of the card and the tuner?
To use the card you need to load the module with the correct options.
In most cases all you need to do is
where x,y are the correct values from
/usr/src/linux-<version>/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.bttv
and
/usr/src/linux-<version>/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner

sorry i am a total nub for linux,i have youst started to use suse 10,so i dont know anything.Can someone explane me from the beginning how do i configure my card.
My chipset is
Philips SAA7130HL Multimedia Capture Device

thanks....

ahh right, so it's not a bttv card, use the saa7134 driver instead the - "modprobe saa7134"

how do i use this driver?How do I install it?Where can I download this driver?

After loading driver (modprobe saa7134) you have to install software for watching and recording TV.Xaw TV ,TV Time ,XDTV will be useful.
PS
Type in console as root:
# modprobe saa7134

where can i get this driver?

like the guy there just said, it should already be on your system. there is no "get". Please pay careful attention to the replies

lol...sorry about that...but how do i load it?

good grief.. we've told you twice exactly how to load it...

when i enter modprobe saa7134 card=x tuner=y in console nothing happends,and when I enter /usr/src/linux-<version>/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.bttv
or
/usr/src/linux-<version>/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner

i get a responde that that directory does not exists.Am I entering something wronge in a console?

he said:i said:nothing will "happen" it will just load the driver in the background.

By the way isn't there some graphic tool for setting up TV card in SuSE? Some kind of control center or whatever?

That'd be Yast i guess, but i've never used it myself

Ok i got some help from one forum
he said to :
Type in a conzole
# modprobe saa7134
and if I get FATAL: Module saa7134 not found
that means that i dont have that modul..
and to be shure that i dont have it,
find /lib -name *saa7134*
Then i must go to cd /usr/src/linux
and then
make menuconfig
Device drivers - Multimedia devices - VIdeo For Linux
..
here is what i get:


When i type in a console # modprobe saa7134
i get this
For find /lib -name *saa7134* i get:
then i go to cd /usr/src/linux
and when i type make menuconfig
i get this:
Now what?

thats a pretty big step for a beginner - hes telling you to recompile the kernel.

make menuconfig should bring up a GUI - alternatively try make xconfig, to have a clickable GUI (if i remember correctly).

however, when you did find /lib (etc...) it shows that the module is already available. Simply doing:

modprobe saa7134 as said before should load the module, and should only say something if it went wrong.

As for TV vieweing, I reccomend kaffeine. Was the only application that worked for me.

Do you have a link for this program?
Can you explane me how to configure channels?
So that means that the driver is now loaded?
But when I use a program XTV,or something like that i dont get any channel....i thing the problem is in the program......[I olny have programs that i got with suse]

Take a look at my and acid_kewpie post .There is something called Yast.Open it and find where is hardware,there is no way not mentioned TV Card.Probably there is configuration tool.
Than go to software and find applications for watching TV.
No need to recompile kernel.

Type #lsmod and will see a list of loaded modules.

ok..so i log on as root,typed make menuconfig,and i found out that i have that driver and that it is loading with linux

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6...shot9xy.th.png

I think that the problem now is that i dont know how to configure any of these programs,i got them with suse:
AleVT
KRadio
XawTV
Zapping TVviewer
Kdetv

Install Kdetv.Run it.Program will ask you to scan channels.Say yes.
If something goes wrong,find setting or preferences and play a little with settings.Scan again.And don't forget good things doesn't com too easy.
I recommend you TVTime for watching and XdTV for recording.
Success!

I run Kdetv,and go to channel wizzard and i get this

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5...enshot15hi.png

And i configure it this way

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6...enshot25al.png

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1...enshot38yx.png

and then it scans for channels:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2...enshot56px.png

And i get no programs:in windows i get 53 programs,..and i know what MHz they are...

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9...enshot64gi.png

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3...enshot76vy.png

These are my options in program:

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5...nshot116ui.png

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7...nshot131mf.png


I havent instaled any new drivers for my graphic card...i really dont know what to do with my TV......PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!

Isn't there other options for source:default?Maybe v4l or video4linux or something else? Frequency table is European east for my location what is yours???
Try other application I recommend you.
Reason KdeTV not working is because application doesn't recognize TV card.

Hello guys,

What is missing in your configuration of the saa7134 is the proper parameters (tuner and card); the Mercury TV
is a LifeView 2000 clone, and equips a TPC PAL tuner listed as no. 37; to let the module know this, just add the line "options saa7134 card=3 tuner=37" in /etc/modprobe.conf after the alias referring to saa7134, and it should work straight away after rebooting.

As for the tv software, tvtime works fine for me, and with xmodmap you should be able to get the remote to work (just check the keycodes with xev).

Best of luck,

Manuel

Well, I have saa7134 too, and I am trying what posted here! but I can't make it work :(
just a silly question: is there a difference if your card is PCMCIA (on laptop) or an PCI on desktop?

I tried the modprobe thing but the tv still not working! on the dmesg it shows that it is unknown/generic.
I have suse 10 up to date.

Thanks

Try as root #lsmod .Is there saa7134.If yes module is loaded.Find some information about PCMCIA devices because I think there is differences.

yes, I just tried the lsmod and I found that the driver is loaded.
the lines:

olegha@olegha:~> su
Password:
olegha:/home/olegha # lsmod | grep saa
saa7134 109908 0
video_buf 20868 1 saa7134
v4l2_common 5760 1 saa7134
v4l1_compat 13060 1 saa7134
ir_common 8196 1 saa7134
videodev 9088 1 saa7134
soundcore 9184 2 saa7134,snd
i2c_core 20368 2 saa7134,i2c_sis96x

so what do you think?

Thanks

Look, I'm just thinking about something. I'll check on windows what the card is taking as specifications and I think that windows detedts it as:
Location: PCI bus 129, device 0, function 0
so if I mount it on Linux by card=129 is not the same?

Thank you

:( no, always the same :( :'(

olegha:/home/olegha # modprobe saa7134 card=129
olegha:/home/olegha # dmesg | grep saa
saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
saa7134[0]: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 1, irq: 11, latency: 0, mmio: 0x20000000
saa7134[0]: subsystem: 1131:0000, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,insmod option]
saa7134[0]: board init: gpio is e2c0c0
saa7134[0]: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-5)?
saa7134[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
saa7134[0]: registered device vbi0
saa7134[0]/irq[10,28546]: r=0xffffffff s=0xffffffff DONE_RA0 DONE_RA1 DONE_RA2 DONE_RA3 AR PE PWR_ON RDCAP INTL FIDT MMC TRIG_ERR CONF_ERR LOAD_ERR GPIO16? GPIO18 GPIO22 GPIO23 | RA0=vbi,b,odd,15
saa7134[0]/irq: looping -- clearing PE (parity error!) enable bit
saa7134[0]/irq[10,28551]: r=0xffffffff s=0xffffffff DONE_RA0 DONE_RA1 DONE_RA2 DONE_RA3 AR PE PWR_ON RDCAP INTL FIDT MMC TRIG_ERR CONF_ERR LOAD_ERR GPIO16? GPIO18 GPIO22 GPIO23 | RA0=vbi,b,odd,15
saa7134[0]/irq: looping -- clearing PE (parity error!) enable bit
saa7134[0]: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 1, irq: 11, latency: 0, mmio: 0x20000000
saa7134[0]: subsystem: 1131:0000, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,insmod option]
saa7134[0]: board init: gpio is e2c0c0
saa7134[0]: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-5)?
saa7134[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
saa7134[0]: registered device vbi0

maybe someone can understand something in these lines?

Thank you.

I think your card is recognized but not correctly.Maybe you have to go to Yast and try to configure the right type of card (not card=o) if there is configuration tool for TV Cards.
This line is not OK.
This is only suggestion.

Thank you eka for your reply.

Well, I tried Yast but I don't think that I will find the compatible card :(

look, I have another question, as the tv tuner is a PCMCIA card, it has to appear in the system / PCMCIA as a PCMCIA controller yeah? and the lsmod has to show the value of PCMCIA as 1 and not 0 (as I understand, 0 means not used) but the socket is loaded!
So I am thinking that the problem is with the PCMCIA as if it is malfunctinonning! what do you think?
big problem with the tv tuner and the biggest problem that I need it...
About the driver download and update, do you think that I need to update something? my suse is suse 10 up to date.

Thank you and waiting for your reply.

add to .

the returns :

pcmcia 37176 0
firmware_class 9856 4 saa7134_dvb,tda1004x,pcmcia,ipw2200
pcmcia_core 39952 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic

if I am not wrong, 0 means that the PCMCIA is not used yeah? but the yenta_socket is loaded
and the lspci returns:

02:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7134 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev 01)
as the TV tuner was detected!
so I am confused.

I think card is recognized now install some TV application and scan for channels.If not work try to find information what exact type is your card.
Is this dvb or analog tuner.If this is analog in this thread are post with names of apps for TV watching.But if this is dvb card I don't.

Thank you very ,uch for your reply :) keeps me feeling that I am not alone so trying more and more to not go back to windows :)

Well, I have a lot of TV applications, with the kde env. there is about 3 and I have the tvtime but nothing seems to be working...
I think that I have an analog PCMCIA TV tuner because in the kernel, by default it didn't awake the dvb for it! I tried to follow some posts in the forum and made dvb to run but later I found that it has nothing to do with my tv.

What do you think about that the card is detected like Generic / unknown? do you think that I should get some updates to identify my tv?

Thank you very much moy drug.
Spakoijnyji noch! (good night)

Few more Questions:
What happens when you scan for channels?Black screen or noise?
What is written in your hardware list for TV card? I am not so familiar whit Suse.

If your native language is russian you can send me e-mail with more detail information.

And don't give up and you'll see Linux is better.

Ok,
My native is not russian, I am from Lithuania, like you, was occupied by the "mother russia". I'm now studying in France second year PhD. I have a friend here from Bulgaria and he speaks russian :) so I wrote you that words.
back to subject:
When I scan for channels, it returns no channel(s) found and black screen, no noise.
in the hardware list, I have almost everything! except my card! Well, by the way, I today saw something in a forum, I think it will work for me: the AverMedia (written like that I guess) looks just like my card! and using the same damned saa7134! so maybe it will work if I'll give a try?
I have:
ATI
AVERMEDIA
ASKEY
ASUS
COMPRO
GRANDTEC
HAUPPAUGE
INTEL
LEADTEK
LIFEVIEW
MATRIX
MIRO
OSPREY
PINNADE
PROLINK
STB
TERRATEC
ZOLTRIX
and every vendor has a cards list: as the AverMedia has :
Avermedia AVerTV 307
AverMedia AverTV DVB-T761
...
and so on.
hope that this information are some how useful
and thank you very much for your replies.

Yours

The AverMedia is AverMedia cardbus TV/radio (E500) look at www.bttv-gallery.de but it does not work :(
we will keep trying :)

Thanks

I read a little from bttv-gallery and it cause me to think that your card is properly recognized and installed.Maybe the problem is in TV application.
Why don't you try XdTV.
This app scanning Channels in console mode and may give you usefully information about what is goind wrong.

P.S.
I found somethig http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_saa7134
This is not for Suse but can help.

specify a card
 

Hi, you have to specify a card and a tuner, for example I have a compro dvb-t300 so I had to card=70 tuner=67 and it worked perfectly, I hope that helps.

Zub

Thank you for your reply.
But I don't have the card and the tuner numbers of my TV.and I think it's like a combination, I tried all card numbers and nothing found!
About the xdtv, I tried it but also no chance. the card is not identified.

Thank you and any idea will be so welcome!

Yours.

I´m surprised, i put a post with a similar problem some time ago

Compro Videomate Pvr And Ubuntu 5.10

the post was a problem for configurate my tv tuner , i put the response of dmesg, and modprobe, and have no response at all (0 response) and in other post of similar theme, have not one only response,have 39 responses with options, solutions, and response the requestions, what´s the trick for one post have responses?

Maybe i need speak better english for be understanded? i´m very sad sorry.

ricnar456

No I think english is almost OK,maybe you didn't have a luck.
So if you looking for information about DVB go to http://linuxtv.org

thanks

Ricardo