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bttv: driver version 0.9.15 loaded
bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:00:09.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xdddfe000
bttv0: detected: Leadtek TV 2000 XP [card=34], PCI subsystem ID is 107d:6609
bttv0: using: Leadtek WinFast 2000/ WinFast 2000 XP [card=34,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=003ff500 [init]
bttv0: using tuner=3
bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... found
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: registered device radio0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv0: add subdevice "remote0"
I had the same problem, Mandrake thought my tuner was one type but it was another. I'm running Slackware 10.x now, and for me it turned out to be a simple line addition in /etc/modprobe.conf:
option bttv card=xx tuner=xx
You need to download a copy of the bttv tarball and look in the doc folder for CARDLIST.bttv (to get the card number) and CARDLIST.tuner (to get the tuner number).
The card looks like it is detected properly so 34 is the correct number for it try either 2 for the tuner if you live in Canada/US or 5 if you live in Europe (where are you BTW). So try something like this as root.
Of course changing the tuner to the standard used in your area then try to tune a channel here is the list most likely it is one of the Philips ones you will need.
I`ve tried both with tuner=5 and 3 but the problem remains, still no channels
What else should I do?
Hi this page from a Google cache seems to suggest that there are a couple of other tuner numbers to try I would go with tuner=38. Another thing worth trying is if you can get a Knoppix boot disk and boot with it in the computer and see what it says about the card when it is detected get the latest version you can so it has a new a kernel as possible on it.
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