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Old 11-19-2003, 07:32 AM   #1
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a TV Tuner Card : Master TV@nywhere , HELP!!


i have a TV Tuner Card From MSI - Master TV@nywhere and i think it is Conexant CHIPESTS can you help get the driver for it and make it work perfect under my Redhat Linux 9?

Still Waiting ...
 
Old 11-20-2003, 04:46 AM   #2
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NO ONE CAN SOLVE MY PROB??!!
" Where linux newbies come for help" eeh
 
Old 11-20-2003, 06:06 AM   #3
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If the Conexant chipset is compatable with bt 878 then you should have no problems. I got the cheapest card on the shelf that was a bt878 card and I haven't had any problems with drivers or anything.
 
Old 11-20-2003, 06:13 AM   #4
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How would i know if its a bt878 based tv tuner card ??!
 
Old 11-20-2003, 06:24 PM   #5
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Go HERE and you can read what I mean by bt 878.
Its sounds like your card will be alright.
 
Old 11-20-2003, 06:27 PM   #6
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have you installed xawtv?
That is your next step.
 
Old 11-21-2003, 05:04 AM   #7
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i got xawtv
in my distro
i entered the terminal and i typed : xawtv
an error message appeared .. exiting something like that
 
Old 11-21-2003, 05:38 AM   #8
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Try to open it with xawtv &
 
Old 11-21-2003, 06:03 AM   #9
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[hercules@localhost hercules]$ xawtv &
[1] 4795
[hercules@localhost hercules]$ This is xawtv-3.81, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.20-8)
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-semicondensed--39-*" to type FontStruct


That is the message appeared when i typed xatv &
[hercules@localhost hercules]$ xawtv
This is xawtv-3.81, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.20-8)
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-semicondensed--39-*" to type FontStruct
Segmentation fault
[hercules@localhost hercules]$

and this without &
any comment?
 
Old 11-21-2003, 08:44 PM   #10
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I have no idea. Anyone else out there?
 
Old 11-22-2003, 10:46 AM   #11
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lol --- "where linux newbies come for help" maybe you are kidding :P
 
  


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