[ale] New Media Linux on Boot CD distro

Tue Mar 23 07:15:36 EST 2004

Michelle Mason wrote:
> Aaron,
>    Trying to get my hauppage tv tuner/capture card to work with dynebolic
> but not getting any video with xawtv.  Get the following messages
> 
> can't open /dev/video0: No such device or address
> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device or address
> v4l: open /dev/video0: No such device or address
> no video grabber device available
> 
> The card has the bt848 chips.
> 
> 
> Don't know if its video4 linux problem or some other configuration issue.
> Has anyone seen this?

Have you successfully used this card with other distributions, or is 
this your first attempt?

Check the output of 'dmesg' to see if your card is being properly 
recognized.

I've got a couple of bt8X8 cards working here.  You should have the 
following modules installed:

bttv
videodev
i2c-core
i2c-algo-bit

Here's the output from my log when the card is recognized:

Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv: driver version 0.7.104 loaded
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k (8320k 
total) for capture
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, 
Inc. VT8377 [KT400 AGP] Host Bridge
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0e.0
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:0e.1
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 00:0e.0, irq: 10, 
latency: 32, mmio: 0xd7800000
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: detected: Hauppauge WinTV 
[card=10], PCI subsystem ID is 0070:13eb
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: using: BT878(Hauppauge (bt878)) 
[card=10,insmod option]
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: Hauppauge/Voodoo msp34xx: reset 
line init
[5]
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: Adapter: bt848 #0 scl: 1 
  sda: 1
-- testing...
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o:1 scl: 1  sda: 0
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o:2 scl: 1  sda: 1
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o:3 scl: 0  sda: 1
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o:4 scl: 1  sda: 1
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: bt848 #0 passed test.
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: Hauppauge eeprom: model=61381, 
tuner=Philips FM1236 (2), radio=yes
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: using tuner=2
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 
0x80... found
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3430G-A1 +nicam 
+simple +radio
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: msp3410: daemon started
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 
0xb0... not found
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 
0x8a... not found
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tvaudio: TV audio decoder + audio/video 
mux driver
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tvaudio: known chips: 
tda9840,tda9873h,tda9874h/a,tda9850,tda9855,tea6300,tea6420,tda8425,pic16c54 
(PV951)
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tuner: ignoring SMBus Via Pro adapter at 
e800 i2c adapter [id=0x40002]
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tuner: ignoring ISA main adapter i2c 
adapter [id=0x50000]
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tuner: probing bt848 #0 i2c adapter 
[id=0x10005]
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0xc2
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tuner(bttv): type forced to 2 (Philips 
NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)) [insmod]
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: tuner: type already set (2)
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: registered device video0
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: registered device vbi0
Mar 10 15:19:27 denali kernel: bttv0: registered device radio0

> 
> Michelle
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "aaron" <aaron at pd.org>
> To: "ALE" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:25 AM
> Subject: [ale] New Media Linux on Boot CD distro
> 
> 
> This just came to my attention through another list:
> http://www.dynebolic.org/
> 
> Sounds kind of like Knoppix with a Media Production focus. The "instant
> clustering" and "modded eXcrement Box" options are interesting as well.
> 
> I'm burning a 1.2 version CD from a download ISO as I type this. Will report
> this week on how it handles in my preliminary test drives.
> 
> In the meanwhile, here's a snippet of their "Features" list ....
> 
> =====================
> Dyne:bolic GNU/Linux is a live bootable distribution, an operating system
> which works directly from the CD without the need to install or change
> anything on the hard disk. It is user- friendly, recognizes your hardware
> devices (sound, video, firewire, and USB), and offers a vast range of
> software for multimedia production, streaming, 3D modeling, photo,
> peer-to-peer filesharing, Web browsing and publishing, word processing,
> email, encryption, and networking. It also includes games and a world
> navigator. It does automatic clustering, joining the CPU power between any
> other dyne:bolic on the local network, and works on modded XBOX consoles as
> well.
> 
> Surf, stream, edit, encode and broadcast both sound and video, all just in
> one
> CD you have simply to boot.
> 
> Dyne:bolic 1.0 it is shaped on the needs of media activists to eager the
> production of informations, realizing a full multimedia studio. It takes
> birth as a grassroot effort to spread free software and the spirit of
> sharing
> informations.
> 
> Some interesting features:
> --user friendly and intuitive
> --no install, partitioning or change data on harddisk:
>    it will work even if you have Micro$oft Winblows
>    [ed: their wording]
> --automatic hardware recognition and configuration:
>    network cards, sound cards, BTTV video cards...
> --all your harddisks are mounted and fully accessible
> --focuses on efficient audio/video multimedia production
> --works on old pentium1 as well on XBOX game console
> --can save your data and settings in one encrypted file
>    on your harddisk or usb storage device (nesting)
> --does automatic clustering with other dyne:bolic on the
>    net, joining the CPU power of multiple computers
> =====================
> 
> peace
> aaron
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