Thank you Antonio very much. I looked carefully at your comments and did not find an error like yours No message RANT But i did find a message in lsmod about a missing eprom and i think there could be something wrong. I have copyed only a few lines out lsmod; lspci and dmesg. I can send the complete output, if you want Thanks Erik =====>>>>>>lsmod shows this: Module Size Used by bt878 15305 0 video_buf 28997 1 bttv ir_common 32197 1 bttv compat_ioctl32 5569 1 bttv i2c_algo_bit 12873 1 bttv btcx_risc 9161 1 bttv tveeprom 18513 1 bttv i2c_core 25537 4 i2c_ec,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom videodev 27073 1 bttv v4l1_compat 16453 1 videodev v4l2_common 26305 2 bttv,videodev =====>>>>>>>>/sbin/lspci shows te following: 00:06.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 02) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21 Memory at ea425000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] 00:06.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 02) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21 Memory at ea426000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] =====>>>>>>>dmesg shows this: (SO I think the card must be almost correctly recognised BUT WHY THAN an ERR121 NO Eprom) ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.3[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 Linux video capture interface: v2.00 ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.0 (PCI): IRQ=[21] MMIO=[ea427000-ea4277ff] Max Packet=[2048] IR/IT contexts=[4/6] bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 0000:00:06.0, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xea425000 bttv0: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** [card=0,autodetected] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init] tveeprom 0-0050: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-121)? bttv0: using tuner=-1 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... not found bttv0: registered device video0 bttv0: registered device vbi0 hdb: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache, UDMA(33) Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 hdc: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(33) sis900.c: v1.08.10 Apr. 2 2006 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:04.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 0000:00:04.0: Realtek RTL8201 PHY transceiver found at address 1. 0000:00:04.0: Using transceiver found at address 1 as default eth0: SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet at 0xec00, IRQ 22, 00:10:dc:9a:8e:e2. bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0). ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.1[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 bt878_probe: card id=[0x0],[ <NULL> ] has DVB functions. bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 2) at 00:06.1, irq: 21, latency: 32, memory: 0xea426000 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.7[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 58271 usecs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antonio Olivares" <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:13 AM Subject: Re: tvtime does not work > --- Erik Grootjans <grootjan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I tryed it but > > if i type > > > > modprobe bt878 card=0 > > > > I get an error: > > > > FATAL: Error insertinhg bt878 (....) .... see dmesg) > > in dmesg: > > bt878: Unknown parameter 'card' > > > > I looked in the manpages, but i didnot find a option > > simulair to card= > > What did you mean. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Erik > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Antonio Olivares" <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 2:02 AM > > Subject: Re: tvtime does not work > > > > > > > > > > --- Erik Grootjans <grootjan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I have a TV card from KNC-ONE (www.knc1.com) > > > > The producer calls it an analog TV cart with > > Bt878 > > > > > > > > Thats all the information on the product. > > > > On the website are drivers > > > > > > > > Erik > > > > > > > > > > The drivers should be present on the fedora kernel > > > that you are running. You need to do the > > following to > > > try and get your tvcard working > > > > > > # lsmod > > > > > > look for bt878 module, and then run dmesg > > > > > > # dmesg > > > > > > look for relevant information pertaining to your > > card. > > > Try to find the messages rant and bt878 card= no > > from > > > the list provided. As you test the cards out, or > > you > > > know which is the relevant one, do the following > > > > > > # rmmod bt878 > > > # modprobe bt878 card=X where X represents the > > number > > > that matches your card. IF you run dmesg again, > > and > > > see that there are no error messages try tvtime > > again > > > and make sure to configure it. The tvtime > > homepage > > > was instrumental in setting up a saa7134 card that > > one > > > of my PC's has. > > > > > > http://tvtime.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > click on help/faq and you should be on your way to > > > making tvtime work. > > > > > > If it is of any help I'll send you all the > > commands > > > that make my SABRENT TV/FM card work with Fedora > > Core > > > 6. I had a hard time with it before, but I set it > > up > > > with no problems using the guides on TVTime > > help/faq > > > pages. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Antonio > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nigel Henry" <cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:54 PM > > > > Subject: Re: tvtime does not work > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday 04 December 2006 18:11, Erik > > Grootjans > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a TV card with a BT878 Chip. > > > > > > I live in Holland, so we use pal as the tv > > > > standard. > > > > > > > > > > > > When i configure tvtime like this. it can > > not > > > > find any channels > > > > > > > > > > > > How can i solve this problem > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Erik > > > > > > > > > > Hi Erik. Can you post some more info. Which > > card > > > > are you using? > > > > /sbin/lspci -v > > > > > will show this. Also can you post the relevant > > > > bits from dmesg, for > > > > when the > > > > > bttv stuff is loaded. > > > > > > > > > > Which FC version, and kernel are you using? > > > > > > > > > > I have an Hauppauge Win TV Express card, using > > > > bt878a driver. I'm in > > > > Northern > > > > > France, and can receive SECAM channels from > > > > France, PAL channels from > > > > > Belgiam, and PAL channels from the UK, all > > with an > > > > antenna, but have > > > > had to > > > > > set various options in /etc/modprobe.conf to > > get > > > > this card working. > > > > > > > > > > I havn't had much success with tvtime, and am > > > > using Xawtv, Xawdecode, > > > > or Kdetv > > > > > for viewing TV. > > > > > > > > > > It may also be worth posting to the > > video4linux > > > > list with this > > > > problem. they > > > > > can be a bit slow to answer as it's mainly a > > > > developers list > > > > > video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > > > > > > > > > You need to register to post to the list. > > > > > > > > > > You need to be a bit patient. It took me > > between > > > > 2, and 3 weeks to get > > > > my card > > > > > working ok on different distros, and different > > > > kernels can cause a > > > > problem > > > > > too. At the moment I'm trying to get the card > > > > working on Debian Etch > > > > with a > > > > > 2.6.17-2-686 kernel. It works ok with the > > 2.6.8 > > > > kernel, but some > > > > problems > > > > > with the 2.6.17 one. It all makes life > > > > interesting. > > > > > > > > > > Nigel. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > === message truncated === > > I first become superuser su - > and run lsmod and look for saa7134 module > > [root@localhost ~]# lsmod > Module Size Used by > ppp_deflate 10305 1 > zlib_deflate 23001 1 ppp_deflate > ppp_async 16577 1 > crc_ccitt 6337 1 ppp_async > ppp_generic 32725 6 ppp_deflate,ppp_async > slhc 10817 1 ppp_generic > slamr 436904 2 > ungrab_winmodem 6656 0 > autofs4 25413 2 > ............................... > snd_pcm_oss 46561 0 > saa7134 118177 0 > video_buf 28997 1 saa7134 > compat_ioctl32 5569 1 saa7134 > ir_kbd_i2c 13265 1 saa7134 > ir_common 32197 2 saa7134,ir_kbd_i2c > videodev 27073 1 saa7134 > v4l1_compat 16453 2 saa7134,videodev > v4l2_common 26305 2 saa7134,videodev > snd_mixer_oss 20545 1 snd_pcm_oss > via_rhine 29901 0 > snd_pcm 80325 3 > ...., etc > uhci_hcd 27725 0 > [root@localhost ~]# > > run dmesg for relevant info > > dmesg returns > > > Linux video capture interface: v2.00 > saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, > low) -> IRQ 193 > saa7130[0]: found at 0000:00:0b.0, rev: 1, irq: 193, > latency: 32, mmio: 0xee002000 > saa7134: <rant> > saa7134: Congratulations! Your TV card vendor saved > a few > saa7134: cents for a eeprom, thus your pci board has > no > saa7134: subsystem ID and I can't identify it > automatically > saa7134: </rant> > saa7134: I feel better now. Ok, here are the good > news: > saa7134: You can use the card=<nr> insmod option to > specify > saa7134: which board do you have. The list: > saa7134: card=0 -> UNKNOWN/GENERIC > > saa7134: card=1 -> Proteus Pro [philips reference > design] 1131:2001 1131:2001 > saa7134: card=2 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000 > 5168:0138 4e42:0138 > saa7134: card=3 -> LifeView/Typhoon FlyVIDEO2000 > 5168:0138 4e42:0138 > saa7134: card=4 -> EMPRESS > 1131:6752 > saa7134: card=5 -> SKNet Monster TV > 1131:4e85 > saa7134: card=6 -> Tevion MD 9717 > > saa7134: card=7 -> KNC One TV-Station RDS / Typhoon > TV Tune 1131:fe01 1894:fe01 > saa7134: card=8 -> Terratec Cinergy 400 TV > 153b:1142 > saa7134: card=9 -> Medion 5044 > > saa7134: card=10 -> Kworld/KuroutoShikou > SAA7130-TVPCI > saa7134: card=11 -> Terratec Cinergy 600 TV > 153b:1143 > saa7134: card=12 -> Medion 7134 > 16be:0003 > saa7134: card=13 -> Typhoon TV+Radio 90031 > > saa7134: card=14 -> ELSA EX-VISION 300TV > 1048:226b > saa7134: card=15 -> ELSA EX-VISION 500TV > 1048:226a > saa7134: card=16 -> ASUS TV-FM 7134 > 1043:4842 1043:4830 1043:4840 > saa7134: card=17 -> AOPEN VA1000 POWER > 1131:7133 > saa7134: card=18 -> BMK MPEX No Tuner > > saa7134: card=19 -> Compro VideoMate TV > 185b:c100 > saa7134: card=20 -> Matrox CronosPlus > 102b:48d0 > saa7134: card=21 -> 10MOONS PCI TV CAPTURE CARD > 1131:2001 > saa7134: card=22 -> AverMedia M156 / Medion 2819 > 1461:a70b > saa7134: card=23 -> BMK MPEX Tuner > > saa7134: card=24 -> KNC One TV-Station DVR > 1894:a006 > saa7134: card=25 -> ASUS TV-FM 7133 > 1043:4843 > saa7134: card=26 -> Pinnacle PCTV Stereo (saa7134) > 11bd:002b > saa7134: card=27 -> Manli MuchTV M-TV002/Behold TV > 403 FM > saa7134: card=28 -> Manli MuchTV M-TV001/Behold TV > 401 > saa7134: card=29 -> Nagase Sangyo TransGear 3000TV > 1461:050c > saa7134: card=30 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1216 > Tuner Card( 1019:4cb4 > saa7134: card=31 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1236 > Tuner Card 1019:4cb5 > saa7134: card=32 -> AVACS SmartTV > > saa7134: card=33 -> AVerMedia DVD EZMaker > 1461:10ff > saa7134: card=34 -> Noval Prime TV 7133 > > saa7134: card=35 -> AverMedia AverTV Studio 305 > 1461:2115 > saa7134: card=36 -> UPMOST PURPLE TV > 12ab:0800 > saa7134: card=37 -> Items MuchTV Plus / IT-005 > > saa7134: card=38 -> Terratec Cinergy 200 TV > 153b:1152 > saa7134: card=39 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum Mini > 5168:0212 4e42:0212 > saa7134: card=40 -> Compro VideoMate TV PVR/FM > 185b:c100 > saa7134: card=41 -> Compro VideoMate TV Gold+ > 185b:c100 > saa7134: card=42 -> Sabrent SBT-TVFM (saa7130) > > saa7134: card=43 -> :Zolid Xpert TV7134 > > saa7134: card=44 -> Empire PCI TV-Radio LE > > saa7134: card=45 -> Avermedia AVerTV Studio 307 > 1461:9715 > saa7134: card=46 -> AVerMedia Cardbus TV/Radio > (E500) 1461:d6ee > saa7134: card=47 -> Terratec Cinergy 400 mobile > 153b:1162 > saa7134: card=48 -> Terratec Cinergy 600 TV MK3 > 153b:1158 > saa7134: card=49 -> Compro VideoMate Gold+ Pal > 185b:c200 > saa7134: card=50 -> Pinnacle PCTV 300i DVB-T + PAL > 11bd:002d > saa7134: card=51 -> ProVideo PV952 > 1540:9524 > saa7134: card=52 -> AverMedia AverTV/305 > 1461:2108 > saa7134: card=53 -> ASUS TV-FM 7135 > 1043:4845 > saa7134: card=54 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum FM / > Gold 5168:0214 1489:0214 5168:0304 > saa7134: card=55 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T DUO > 5168:0306 > saa7134: card=56 -> Avermedia AVerTV 307 > 1461:a70a > saa7134: card=57 -> Avermedia AVerTV GO 007 FM > 1461:f31f > saa7134: card=58 -> ADS Tech Instant TV (saa7135) > 1421:0350 1421:0351 1421:0370 1421:1370 > saa7134: card=59 -> Kworld/Tevion V-Stream Xpert TV > PVR7134 > saa7134: card=60 -> LifeView/Typhoon FlyDVB-T Duo > Cardbus 5168:0502 4e42:0502 > saa7134: card=61 -> Philips TOUGH DVB-T reference > design 1131:2004 > saa7134: card=62 -> Compro VideoMate TV Gold+II > > saa7134: card=63 -> Kworld Xpert TV PVR7134 > > saa7134: card=64 -> FlyTV mini Asus Digimatrix > 1043:0210 > saa7134: card=65 -> V-Stream Studio TV Terminator > > saa7134: card=66 -> Yuan TUN-900 (saa7135) > > saa7134: card=67 -> Beholder BeholdTV 409 FM > 0000:4091 > saa7134: card=68 -> GoTView 7135 PCI > 5456:7135 > saa7134: card=69 -> Philips EUROPA V3 reference > design 1131:2004 > saa7134: card=70 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T300 > 185b:c900 > saa7134: card=71 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T200 > 185b:c901 > saa7134: card=72 -> RTD Embedded Technologies > VFG7350 1435:7350 > saa7134: card=73 -> RTD Embedded Technologies > VFG7330 1435:7330 > saa7134: card=74 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum Mini2 > 14c0:1212 > saa7134: card=75 -> AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180 > 1461:1044 > saa7134: card=76 -> SKNet MonsterTV Mobile > 1131:4ee9 > saa7134: card=77 -> Pinnacle PCTV 40i/50i/110i > (saa7133) 11bd:002e > saa7134: card=78 -> ASUSTeK P7131 Dual > 1043:4862 > saa7134: card=79 -> Sedna/MuchTV PC TV Cardbus > TV/Radio (ITO > saa7134: card=80 -> ASUS Digimatrix TV > 1043:0210 > saa7134: card=81 -> Philips Tiger reference design > 1131:2018 > saa7134: card=82 -> MSI TV@Anywhere plus > 1462:6231 > saa7134: card=83 -> Terratec Cinergy 250 PCI TV > 153b:1160 > saa7134: card=84 -> LifeView FlyDVB Trio > 5168:0319 > saa7134: card=85 -> AverTV DVB-T 777 > 1461:2c05 > saa7134: card=86 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T / Genius > VideoWonder D 5168:0301 1489:0301 > saa7134: card=87 -> ADS Instant TV Duo Cardbus > PTV331 0331:1421 > saa7134: card=88 -> Tevion/KWorld DVB-T 220RF > 17de:7201 > saa7134: card=89 -> ELSA EX-VISION 700TV > 1048:226c > saa7134: card=90 -> Kworld ATSC110 > 17de:7350 > saa7134: card=91 -> AVerMedia A169 B > 1461:7360 > saa7134: card=92 -> AVerMedia A169 B1 > 1461:6360 > saa7134: card=93 -> Medion 7134 Bridge #2 > 16be:0005 > saa7134: card=94 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid Cardbus > 5168:3306 5168:3502 > saa7134: card=95 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000 (NTSC) > 5169:0138 > saa7130[0]: subsystem: 1131:0000, board: > UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected] > saa7130[0]: board init: gpio is c000 > saa7130[0]: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-5)? > saa7130[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2] > saa7130[0]: registered device vbi0 > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKC] enabled at IRQ 22 > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.5[C] -> Link [ALKC] -> > GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 201 > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:11.5 to > 64 > > > after which I run > > [root@localhost ~]# rmmod saa7134 > > [root@localhost ~]# modprobe saa7134 card=42 > running dmesg again returns > > saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded > saa7130[0]: found at 0000:00:0b.0, rev: 1, irq: 193, > latency: 32, mmio: 0xee002000 > saa7130[0]: subsystem: 1131:0000, board: Sabrent > SBT-TVFM (saa7130) [card=42,insmod option] > saa7130[0]: board init: gpio is c000 > saa7130[0]: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-5)? > tuner 1-0060: All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767 > tuner 1-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (saa7130[0]) > tuner 1-0060: type set to 17 (Philips NTSC_M (MK2)) > saa7130[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2] > saa7130[0]: registered device vbi0 > saa7130[0]: registered device radio0 > > and now tvtime works fine. > > when finishing watching TV, I have to rmmod saa7134 > because sound continues on, even without picture. I > can live with that. Try to find relevant information > for your tv card and try the given advice. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ > Want to start your own business? > Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list